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
And there is an assortment of knives.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The two teenagers had brought knives, plastic bags, and other supplies from Rachel’s home before driving to a remote area near the Pennsylvania border.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Inside the couple’s room, police recovered two knives, Taylor’s shoes and Taylor’s jeans, all of which had blood stains, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The video also clearly showed Magallan coming out of the front door of a residence with knives in his hands.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Nature protects history and human life Inside the remarkable medieval settlement, archaeologists found moats, remains of buildings, and artifacts, 244 to be exact, including 66 knives, sickles, iron coulters, arrowheads, spearheads, and personal accessories were identified, as per Heritage Daily.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Multi-packs of two, three, five, and even 10 knives are also available – which might be a smart idea, because something this tiny will inevitably get misplaced sooner or later.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
Remove all knives and turn the block upside down to shake out debris.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The two teenagers had brought knives, plastic bags, and other supplies from Rachel’s home before driving to a remote area near the Pennsylvania border.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Inside the couple’s room, police recovered two knives, Taylor’s shoes and Taylor’s jeans, all of which had blood stains, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The video also clearly showed Magallan coming out of the front door of a residence with knives in his hands.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Nature protects history and human life Inside the remarkable medieval settlement, archaeologists found moats, remains of buildings, and artifacts, 244 to be exact, including 66 knives, sickles, iron coulters, arrowheads, spearheads, and personal accessories were identified, as per Heritage Daily.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Multi-packs of two, three, five, and even 10 knives are also available – which might be a smart idea, because something this tiny will inevitably get misplaced sooner or later.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
Remove all knives and turn the block upside down to shake out debris.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knives
Noun
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Count Kimbrel among the pitchers who are working on cutters this spring as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Several Mets pitchers, including Manaea and Devin Williams, are working on cutters to give their arsenals another distinct pitch to land in the strike zone.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The blades are fine, but players will gravitate toward one style and power it up for the rest of the campaign.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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And in a game where steel blades, hard sticks, solid ice, boards, glass and a rubber disc flying at 100 miles per hour are all part of the equation, that depth can and will surely be tested as March turns to May for a team with designs on a deep run.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
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Most of the crowd is talking quietly among themselves, oblivious to Trevor Yeakley’s gaze, except for two men staring daggers right back at him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 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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This is the place to go for Japanese art and artifacts, with a strong, 110,000-piece collection of paintings, tea ceremony ceramics, samurai swords and armor, kimonos, lacquerware, sculpture, ukiyo-e prints, and more.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lyrically, Strictly 4 the Scythe is essentially eight tracks of lyrical sparring, everyone busting out trademark flows to keep the swords sharp.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Knives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knives. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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