as in cutter
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
be careful in using the knife to split open the cardboard box
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Recent Examples of knife
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
According to police reports, Romero and Holston stole his red Nike sneakers, his smartphone, knife, car keys and wallet with $55 cash.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
His ability to knife his way into the paint was at the root of his creating quality opportunities for his teammates and finishing with four assists.
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Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Noun
Lands’ statement gives no indication of how NPS officials concluded the liner was cut using a knife of some kind.
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Michael Loria,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
According to police reports, Romero and Holston stole his red Nike sneakers, his smartphone, knife, car keys and wallet with $55 cash.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Verb
The Queens man accused of knifing his wife and two-year-old daughter to death in a double murder-suicide bid stabbed his spouse more than 18 times — then began stabbing himself on a FaceTime call to a panicked nephew, officials said Friday.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
His ability to knife his way into the paint was at the root of his creating quality opportunities for his teammates and finishing with four assists.
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Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knife
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Miguel Vargas then hit a 1-1 cutter from Mitch Spence over the left-field wall for his 18th home run of the season to give the Sox a 3-0 lead.
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His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
Verb
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Pizza Tascio — a Kansas City-area restaurant chain with seven existing locations — is about to slice its newest spot.
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After being used only as a second-half substitute against Cape Verde, he was thrown in from the start on Sunday and wasted no time in making his presence felt, repeatedly slicing through the Saudi defense before turning home Mikel Oyarzabal's cross.
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No sooner does Aemond arrive than the silver-white-haired warrior sticks his blade into the smooth-talking Harrenhal caretaker, Ser Simon Strong, played by British thespian Simon Russell Beale.
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Through spit and tears, Rhaenyra raises her blade above Otto’s neck and draws it down.
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You were thrust into the spotlight at such a young age.
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Not far from the arsenal monument, however, rests someone whose life from that time has just been thrust back into focus.
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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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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Kirkmeyer has campaigned on affordability and safety issues, Bottoms is pushing for a redo of the state's education system among other things and Marx wants to cut regulations and lower the cost of living.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
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The inventor, Bud Wilcox, wanted to reduce the number of painful finger pricks his grandson faced each day.
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Nearly 40 minutes passed before help for a size (that technology has already pricked my appetite for) arrived.
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“Knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knife. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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