Thesaurus results for MACHETE

machete

noun

Definition of machete

as in knife

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Recent Examples of machete The crooks beat him savagely, at one point slashing him with a machete, while demanding his iPhone password, officials said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026 Officers responded and found the suspect with the machete in the 3400 block of Broadway Boulevard. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Over-screening is like using a machete to open a peanut shell. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2026 Damaris went into the shack, put on her swamp boots, grabbed the machete and flashlight, and headed for the jungle the same way the dogs had gone. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machete

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Noun

The satirical remarks drew criticism after a man later breached security at the Washington Hilton event while armed with a shotgun, handgun and several knives.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Sierra then tied Machado’s hands up with a nylon rope and threatened her with a knife.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

That is not Brutus sharpening his dagger on the Senate steps – that is what good governance looks like, and by any rule of good governance, Goldman Sachs is lucky to have David Solomon continuing at the helm.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Dansby Swanson’s third-inning strikeout with two on and no outs in Game 2 was the dagger.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of dagger

Noun

Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring a controversy over an attorney’s social media post and a pocketknife discovered by Transportation Security Administration officers.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Cody Lawrence also said a pocketknife fell out of his sweatshirt during the struggle, so his father may have been stabbed.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pocketknife

Noun

Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

Noun

The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

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Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
If the trade does go through as is, then other questions about the Raptors sprout up — namely, what is to come of RJ Barrett, the 26-year-old switchblade entering the final season of his contract and eligible for an extension this summer.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

For Sergio Hudson’s first footwear collaboration, the collection is centered around a pointed-toe stiletto pump, a personal choice for the designer inspired by his mother.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
At the time, Hilton finished off her look with a pair of strappy baby pink stiletto sandals, a pink boxy purse, and a sparkling crown atop her icy blonde bob.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stiletto

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