as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
a fabric cutter
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Twisting the Biscuit Cutter When cutting biscuits, twisting the cutter can seal the edges, keeping them from rising properly.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
When asked about the impact of tactics to improve affordability, both rent freezes/caps and friendlier apartment zoning received approval from 34% of those polled, seeing the moves as cost-cutters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In addition to guarding Doncic, Kuminga looked comfortable launching bombs from behind the arc against a porous Lakers defense while also creating space as a cutter when Green had the ball at the elbow.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The Nuggets use him as a cutter, a screener in inverted pick-and-rolls, a slasher and a secondary ball-handler.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
When asked about the impact of tactics to improve affordability, both rent freezes/caps and friendlier apartment zoning received approval from 34% of those polled, seeing the moves as cost-cutters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In addition to guarding Doncic, Kuminga looked comfortable launching bombs from behind the arc against a porous Lakers defense while also creating space as a cutter when Green had the ball at the elbow.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The Nuggets use him as a cutter, a screener in inverted pick-and-rolls, a slasher and a secondary ball-handler.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
Noun
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Use a sharp knife to cut rolls into ¼-inch slices.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
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Heule used a computational Swiss Army knife called satisfiability, or SAT, to whittle them into submission.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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