as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
a fabric cutter
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The bureau is also a particular target of Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, and his team of young cost cutters.
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The report states that Henderson was suspended for two days following the box cutter incident.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The cloth cutters are mostly men; the sewers, who do the more complex engineering, such as the cuffs and collars, are mostly women.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard cutter Campbell returned to its port on Monday in Newport, Rhode Island, after a patrol mission through the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean that lasted 63 days.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The report states that Henderson was suspended for two days following the box cutter incident.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The cloth cutters are mostly men; the sewers, who do the more complex engineering, such as the cuffs and collars, are mostly women.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard cutter Campbell returned to its port on Monday in Newport, Rhode Island, after a patrol mission through the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean that lasted 63 days.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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