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Recent Examples of machete
Mwarancha, from the nearby village of Bokore, has been shot by an arrow, struck on the head with a machete, and bitten by a lion.
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Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
By Bay City News Police are investigating a robbery in Stockton after a man armed with a machete threatened a victim and stole his belongings earlier this week.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Law enforcement officers swarmed an Oakland Park neighborhood early Thursday morning after a Broward sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man armed with a machete, authorities said.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The machete-wielding, fentanyl-dealing community.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
By Bay City News Police are investigating a robbery in Stockton after a man armed with a machete threatened a victim and stole his belongings earlier this week.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Law enforcement officers swarmed an Oakland Park neighborhood early Thursday morning after a Broward sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man armed with a machete, authorities said.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The machete-wielding, fentanyl-dealing community.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machete
Noun
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Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Police said the deputies were telling the suspect to drop the knife.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Or were the Angels about to suffer a ninth-inning dagger?—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When police arrived at the scene, Mendez-Marin had blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife on him, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The lens ships with a petal-style hood that ratchets on or off the front bayonet with a twist and can be reversed for easier storage and transport, front and rear caps, and a drawstring pouch.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
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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Forrest removed the cap of one and found a switchblade.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The organization Knife Rights and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in 2023 in San Diego federal court challenging California’s switchblade prohibition.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Soften a razor-sharp stiletto with this intricate design that features a milky white base, pale pink tips, and chrome powder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Specifically, a short but spicy micro-French manicure that traded in the typical white tips for a rich red that reflects the devilish stiletto so closely associated with the movie.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
31 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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