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Recent Examples of machete
When authorities arrived at the home, the man had a machete, authorities said, according to the outlet.
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Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On one walk, Paul pressed his machete to one tree to show us its black sap, calling it sangre de drago.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
Although the Voorhees family is returning to the screen, don’t expect Crystal Lake to feature a machete-wielding bloodbath.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Investigators later found his vehicle with a bloody 27-inch machete inside and the blood was confirmed as Diaz’s.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On one walk, Paul pressed his machete to one tree to show us its black sap, calling it sangre de drago.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
Although the Voorhees family is returning to the screen, don’t expect Crystal Lake to feature a machete-wielding bloodbath.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Investigators later found his vehicle with a bloody 27-inch machete inside and the blood was confirmed as Diaz’s.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machete
Noun
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Darnold’s third-quarter touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp — formerly Stafford’s favorite target and the MVP of the Rams’ Super LVI victory — proved to be the dagger.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Bronco with a bullseye In the divisional round against Houston, Maye delivered the dagger with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Kayshon Boutte.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said Moore approached Loncharich in a store aisle and stabbed her in the back with a pocketknife.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Forty-five degree angle with your bayonet, go through the soil, find, find, find, dink dink.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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The law prohibits the sale and distribution of screw-base and bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Davis stabbed the father eight times with a switchblade in the stomach, face, neck and arm, and the victim’s wife called 911, prosecutors said.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Thanks to the program, the famous stiletto pump is now available in up to 30 unique and soft-to-the-touch shades of suede.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s something about gripping weights at the gym with my fresh stiletto set on that feels so powerful.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.—
John Tufts,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2017
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machete. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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