as in knife
a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
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Recent Examples of cleaver
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Next National Mom kills her two kids with a meat cleaver, AZ officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
So maybe lawmakers shouldn’t take a meat cleaver to utility profits.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Next National Mom kills her two kids with a meat cleaver, AZ officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
So maybe lawmakers shouldn’t take a meat cleaver to utility profits.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Cut corn kernels from the cob using a sharp knife; discard cobs.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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The employee went home but then returned with a kitchen knife and stabbed Harris multiple times shortly before 8 a.m., police said.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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And the cutter the first inning, just got his hands inside of it and kept it fair.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Rockies starter Kyle Freeland fired a first-pitch cutter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
Noun
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In one case, someone nearby came to the aid of the victim, killing the eagle with a machete.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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In April, Boynton Beach officers shot and killed a man who was wielding a machete in a public park and charged toward them with it.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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The final dagger for Martinez was an 11-game losing streak last month, when Washington went 7-19.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Unlike two semi-famous people who blithely chatted away in the aisle holding up the start of Act 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber shot daggers at them.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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