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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switch knife
Noun
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When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025 -
The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.—
Jon Grinspan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
14 Apr. 2020
Noun
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That included the final dagger, as Mahomes looked off a pass to Kelce before zipping a 5-yard touchdown pass to Thornton in the back of the end zone.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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This play seemed to be the dagger; the Liberty would again rally behind Stewart, but poor shot selection and fourth quarter turnovers cost them the game.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Another long-leaf cactus, the Spanish bayonet, was diabolically equipped with a blood groove.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Htoo managed to wrestle the knife away from his attacker, but not before sustaining deep lacerations to his shoulder, neck and hands.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Three girls — Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9 — were killed during the knife attack in July 2024.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged with capital murder in the death of Chandra Nagamallaiah, who police say was attacked with a machete in front of his wife and child at a Dallas motel on September 10.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.—
Kate Plummer
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Switch knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switch%20knife. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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