as in knife
a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
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Recent Examples of cleaver
Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Once chilled, use a sharp knife and slice the meat against the grain into very thin pieces.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Alcala had a knife and cut the tie of her blouse around her neck, nicking her skin.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The comeback sinker to the righty, the slider, the cutter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
Noun
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According to the affidavit, officers found a machete in the bathtub and a large kitchen knife.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Huff was riding in the passenger seat on a motorcycle when deputies say Kenneth Brabant threw a machete at her as the bike neared the driveway of a Camden home, hitting her in the right leg, WXIX reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The final dagger for Martinez was an 11-game losing streak last month, when Washington went 7-19.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Unlike two semi-famous people who blithely chatted away in the aisle holding up the start of Act 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber shot daggers at them.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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