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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Authorities also determined that Gallimore used his Gurkha Kukri-style machete to slash two vehicles parked at the scene and assaulted a separate individual during the incident, the sheriff’s office alleges.
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Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
As the clash escalated, the victim was stabbed in the left eye and right shoulder with a large knife, possibly a machete.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Two people were arrested in the aftermath of a home invasion in Monroe County, Michigan, where deputies said one of the intruders used a machete to cause extensive damage inside.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
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Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
As the clash escalated, the victim was stabbed in the left eye and right shoulder with a large knife, possibly a machete.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Two people were arrested in the aftermath of a home invasion in Monroe County, Michigan, where deputies said one of the intruders used a machete to cause extensive damage inside.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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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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