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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 knives
Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The prosecutor said no knives or other items that could be used by Jacqueline Aytes as weapons were found near her body.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Police found various firearms, ammunition, knives, diaries and maps that may have connected him to the rapes.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Inside, investigators discovered guns, knives, and stacks of cash.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
That speaks to the latest spark of innovation, care, and commitment that’s spread across the local food scene, where unprecedented times call for all hands (and knives and pans) on deck.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives in public after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak last December.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The prosecutor said no knives or other items that could be used by Jacqueline Aytes as weapons were found near her body.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Police found various firearms, ammunition, knives, diaries and maps that may have connected him to the rapes.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Inside, investigators discovered guns, knives, and stacks of cash.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
That speaks to the latest spark of innovation, care, and commitment that’s spread across the local food scene, where unprecedented times call for all hands (and knives and pans) on deck.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives in public after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak last December.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knives
Noun
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Eovaldi offered him a healthy diet of cutters, splitters and curveballs during that sequence.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Transporting and assembling blades, nacelles, and tower sections weighing hundreds of tons requires increasingly specialized lifting equipment.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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If so, this knife set is a must-have because of its high-quality German stainless-steel blades and lifetime warranty.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.—
Willa Rubin,
NPR,
1 May 2026
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Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Recipients of the emperor’s mercy were given symbolic wooden swords to carry with them in perpetuity.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a co-op game turned the four of us demoing it into ninjas defending a castle by slashing our swords on beat.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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“Knives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knives. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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