as in cutters
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
Meantime, outflows both from both software and crypto (an asset class most correlated with unprofitable tech stocks) grew excessive until the savage software/bitcoin selloff hit an extreme Thursday, when money came sloshing in to catch the falling knives.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Equipment wasn’t properly sanitized, food was prepared with dirty knives, raw onions were stored next to the mop sink and the grill and stove area were covered with heavy debris.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Rodents, roaches, flies and knives stored in filthy places were among the myriad violations on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
On Monday, North Belle Vernon police officers were called to Check Eye Group on Broad Avenue for reports of a naked man who was causing a disturbance and was armed with knives.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
In this case, that meant Bonta’s office had to prove there were centuries-old laws banning certain knives and other weapons similar to switchblades.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Though some thrift shops might accept knives as donations, Gach says some stores feel that any sharp knife or knife-like instrument could be turned into a weapon.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Equipment wasn’t properly sanitized, food was prepared with dirty knives, raw onions were stored next to the mop sink and the grill and stove area were covered with heavy debris.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Rodents, roaches, flies and knives stored in filthy places were among the myriad violations on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
On Monday, North Belle Vernon police officers were called to Check Eye Group on Broad Avenue for reports of a naked man who was causing a disturbance and was armed with knives.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
In this case, that meant Bonta’s office had to prove there were centuries-old laws banning certain knives and other weapons similar to switchblades.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Though some thrift shops might accept knives as donations, Gach says some stores feel that any sharp knife or knife-like instrument could be turned into a weapon.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knives
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Cable-cutters can also tune into the NFL championship through a variety of Live TV streamers with access to NBC, such as DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV (in select markets).—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with one body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Unlike traditional high-bypass turbofan engines, open-fan designs feature exposed fan blades, allowing for larger diameters with lower aerodynamic drag.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Tan to brown blades can be left or raked from lawns as growth begins.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Dec. 2025
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Played with underdog vulnerability by the British actor, Father Jud opens his arms to everyone and gets daggers in return.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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Little would the playwright have imagined that something yet to be invented called social media would one day be more powerful than swords, bullets and bombs.—
Sandeep Gopalan,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fire in all its forms, literal and figurative and symbolic—the consuming ardor of desire, the irreversible incinerations of loss, the flaming swords of Genesis—is the central subject of Kelly Hoffer’s second collection Fire Series.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Knives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knives. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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