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a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
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Recent Examples of cleavers
After the Buffs’ opening drive stalled at midfield, leading to a nifty Damon Graves punt that pinned Houston to its own 3, the hosts got out the cleavers and went to work.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Specifically, there are a ton of underbarrel attachments that are great, from hucking cleavers at enemies for one shot kills, shooting out gravity wells, laying down corrosive pools or an AOE energy blast around you.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Specifically, there are a ton of underbarrel attachments that are great, from hucking cleavers at enemies for one shot kills, shooting out gravity wells, laying down corrosive pools or an AOE energy blast around you.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavers
Noun
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They’re designed to hold up to regular use with forks and knives, so even busy families with kids can enjoy a meal without causing any unwanted scuffs.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The knives are dishwasher-safe, have an anti-rust coating and come with blade guards to ensure safe storage.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With Jokic orchestrating at the elbow or top of the arc, cutters find seams that few (or in some cases any) other passers have the ability to exploit.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.—
Gayatri Shah,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Cleavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavers. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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