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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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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Brunson’s off-balance jumper from the elbow with 37 seconds remaining — which followed a pump fake and some creative footwork against the Spurs’ Devin Vassell — served as the dagger.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
Noun
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In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.—
Ben Coxworth
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Trash and graffiti accumulated; a maintenance worker was reportedly chased off by a machete-wielding transient.—
Max Kutner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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One of the attackers was armed with a machete, according to KTLA.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.—
Andy Buck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The teen said Katz had bought him a spinning ring and a pocketknife and gifts for his siblings that included a Nintendo Switch.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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“Switch knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switch%20knife. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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