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
Pack your knives and go… straight to next season.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Investigators say Allen traveled to Washington by train, carrying a shotgun, pistol and knives, and booked a room in the Washington Hilton where the April 25 dinner took place.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Thumb knives are silicone sleeves that slip over your thumb and hold a small blade where your thumbnail is located, giving you more cutting power per pinch.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
In a high valley, a troop of men hastened in his direction, carrying axes and long knives.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is accused of attempting to storm the ballroom where the dinner was taking place while armed with a rifle, handgun, knives and a large quantity of ammunition.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Pulse in food processor or cut in with pastry cutter (or two knives) until flour resembles coarse meal, with butter the size of peas amidst a few larger pieces.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The shooting came just over a week after a California man tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Investigators say Allen traveled to Washington by train, carrying a shotgun, pistol and knives, and booked a room in the Washington Hilton where the April 25 dinner took place.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Thumb knives are silicone sleeves that slip over your thumb and hold a small blade where your thumbnail is located, giving you more cutting power per pinch.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
In a high valley, a troop of men hastened in his direction, carrying axes and long knives.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is accused of attempting to storm the ballroom where the dinner was taking place while armed with a rifle, handgun, knives and a large quantity of ammunition.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Pulse in food processor or cut in with pastry cutter (or two knives) until flour resembles coarse meal, with butter the size of peas amidst a few larger pieces.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The shooting came just over a week after a California man tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knives
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With a shutout to protect, Kelly struck out Greene and Dillon Dingler with a pair of cutters.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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The goalie has tried to immerse himself with everyone around the team, from management to ice cutters to gameday staff.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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The magic of the molcajete, a pre-Hispanic mortar and pestle, is its ability to extract oils in a way the blades of a food processor can’t.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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During the service, it is presented along with a number of spiritual ornaments, including the sovereign's orb and several swords, per the Royal Collection Trust.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Knives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knives. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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