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cleaver

noun

Definition of cleaver

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 The victim was stabbed in the head, arm and chest with a meat cleaver. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 In Des Moines, Iowa, he got arrested for running through the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association in a cow costume, while his friend chased him with a cleaver. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 And Todd Spangler explains why Comcast is hauling out the corporate meat cleaver to separate NBCUniversal and Sky from the core Comcast cable and tech assets. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2026 Lester stabbed Nicky, who then died after falling on his own cleaver. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cleaver

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Noun

Three Howard County police officers shot and killed LaMorie, who was armed with a knife.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The episode builds to a climactic moment where Flynn’s mother, Skyler, grabs a knife and brandishes it at her husband.

— Dean Norris, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

When the cutter arrived at Mona Island, the situation was chaotic and complex.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
As a seventh-round draft choice out of Northeastern, Schlittler wasn’t always throwing gas with a devastating curveball mixed in with a cutter and sinker.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

When the offense couldn’t score the dagger, the defense took it upon itself to clinch the game with McFadden’s sack and forced fumble in the final two minutes.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2026
Looking for a dagger to wrap up the night, Mamukelashvili found wing Matisse Thybulle for a wide-open 3-pointer.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of dagger

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