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
Critics say the law attempts to do this carving with a cleaver.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
The Ronald Reagan Building, added in 1998, looks a bit like a stumpy meat cleaver.
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Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
Think of ordinary tongs as a cleaver, and a Stando as a scalpel.
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Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
No need to bust out the cleaver.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cleaver
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
The Ronald Reagan Building, added in 1998, looks a bit like a stumpy meat cleaver.
—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
Think of ordinary tongs as a cleaver, and a Stando as a scalpel.
—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
No need to bust out the cleaver.
—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cleaver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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The knife went through it with ease, and the mix of sweet cinnamon and savory chicken just worked perfectly together.
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About 15 minutes before the police found the victims, a man flagged down a Lauderhill officer to report that someone armed with a knife tried to attack him, according to police.
Noun
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And there was Fred Raskin, Gunn’s longtime cutter who worked on all the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and Gunn’s DC series Peacemaker.
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The Coast Guard cutter Eagle eased into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Noun
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According to several social media posts on X, someone reportedly brandishing a machete was allegedly shot by an officer or officers.
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Shede Mao, 55, is accused in a criminal complaint and police affidavit of using a machete and dumbbells to slash and bludgeon the 49-year-old victim, whose name had not been formally released by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office as of Wednesday.
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Messi delivers the dagger Despite thoroughly controlling most of the match, the result was still in doubt late in the second half as Argentina squandered a few opportunities to increase its lead.
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Failing to closely examine the word being wielded like a dagger by one’s own white mother is a shame and a disappointment.
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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