as in cutter
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
be careful in using the knife to split open the cardboard box
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Recent Examples of knife
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 May 2025
John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death and knifing his estranged wife in their Bronx apartment while their two young sons watched in horror has been arrested, police said Monday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There in the snow, she’s tasked to swing heavy steel hooks on slippery floors and wield an ice skate like a knife.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 May 2025
Verb
Donald Nesbit was knifed multiple times in the back inside NYCHA’s Roosevelt Houses on Marcus Garvey Blvd. near DeKalb Ave.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death and knifing his estranged wife in their Bronx apartment while their two young sons watched in horror has been arrested, police said Monday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knife
Noun
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The meat cutters would show up for work just as many of the clubgoers were going home.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The Coast Guard also diverted the cutter Munro to the area, launched a C-130J Super Hercules aircrew from the air station in Kodiak, and positioned an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew in Adak.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Making sauerkraut begins with slicing cabbage into fine shreds and mixing it with salt.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
11 June 2025
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But Ramos-Arce said the brother tried to pull the machete away, and Ramos-Arce sliced his arm in the process, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Another mentions an altercation that began as an argument in a tavern, then escalated to a mass street brawl involving blades and battle-axes.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Saw blades, grinders, and spike traps stand between you and the goal.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2025
Verb
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And yes, someone eventually thrust an infant into the arms of the governor.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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In 1976, he was thrust into the daytime soap opera world with his General Hospital debut as Dr. Rick Webber, the two-time husband of Denise Alexander's Lesley and adoptive father of Genie Francis' Laura Collins.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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One of the attackers then proceeded to slit Forde’s throat using a 12-inch dagger as two other assailants stabbed him in the stomach in front of onlookers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Haliburton’s heroics drove another dagger into the hearts of Kings fans, many of whom are still agonizing over the February 2022 trade that sent Haliburton to Indiana in exchange for Domantas Sabonis.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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When the victim initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of cash from the vehicle, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Surveillance footage captured the group catch up to him and attack him, continuing to punch and kick him on the ground, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Perry’s 10th playoff goal this season cut the Panthers lead to 4-2.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Other options include raising payroll taxes, cutting benefits for future recipients, or a combination of all three.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
Verb
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The doctor propped my chin in her slender hand, pricked the top of my nose twice, massaged the area for a few moments, and then added an additional drop to the side of my nose to help disguise the asymmetry.—
Alice Gregory,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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Darker pigments like soot were pricked into their skin with needles tied together.—
Serena Billett,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
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“Knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knife. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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