machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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The Mexican drug cartel hit man was found guilty of killing two people in Arlington in 2017, beheading one of the victims, and mutilating their bodies with a machete and a two-by-four.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2017, guards shot a man carrying a machete who tried to enter the museum.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2017, guards shot a man carrying a machete who tried to enter the museum.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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