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
Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—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
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Jacob allegedly called his father during the confrontation and told him his husband had been preventing him from leaving the apartment and threatening him with a knife, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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At a news conference last month, Waters also highlighted images of a knife in McNeil’s car.—
Jeff Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Almost frustrated and too inside of his head, Rhodes hit a disaster kick and a Cody cutter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The service would give cord cutters access to all of ESPN’s programs and networks for $29.99 per month.—
Joe Reedy,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Zakrzewski then called to each of his children separately to come brush their teeth before attacking them each with the machete.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Following the cast reveal for the new season of the ITV2 series, it was confirmed that Kyle Ashman would not enter the villa after being a suspect in a machete attack incident.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Months earlier, a pair of pedestrians found a 2,500-year-old dagger on a Polish beach, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert emerged last week like a dagger through the heart of late-night.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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