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
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Sony has a gross horror item called Heart Eyes in which as the red-band trailer shows sees one main character done in with a knife thrust into eye in grisly fashion.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
Winner Landon McNamara, a North Shore local, knifed his way down a wave’s flank and emerged victorious with arms raised high.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Buehler had a career 3.02 ERA with 690 strikeouts in 630 innings before going under the knife for the second time in late 2022, so some teams could view this as a chance to lock in a front-line starter to a below-market long-term deal.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Sony has a gross horror item called Heart Eyes in which as the red-band trailer shows sees one main character done in with a knife thrust into eye in grisly fashion.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Kelsey Mitchell added 13, knifing her way to the rim repeatedly and providing the non-Ogunbowale highlight of the evening with a third-quarter buzzer-beater that brought her teammates racing onto the court.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
Winner Landon McNamara, a North Shore local, knifed his way down a wave’s flank and emerged victorious with arms raised high.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knife
Noun
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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
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National security cutters are designed to support global operations and missions, and can hold a crew of up to 170, according to the branch.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Speaking with Deadline along with series creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks backstage Friday at the Critics Choice Awards, where the historical drama series sliced its way to a leading four wins, Sanada, who won tonight for Best Actor in a Drama Series, teased his desires for Season 2.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the man walked away from the fight, Banks stabbed him once in the back, slicing the victim’s lung with a 5-centimeter-deep laceration, according to prosecutors.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Thus ended his eight-decade custodianship of the blade.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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Immediately the bureaucrats would announce that the cuts inevitably mean death and suffering, because every dollar in their department was spent so well and efficiently that there was not one single thing that could be cut before the blade sliced into essential life-support services.—
Susan Shelley,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Derrick White scored 17 and helped snuff out a third-quarter Knicks rally, and Luke Kornet, thrust into the starting lineup minutes before tipoff, turned in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double with three blocks and one steal.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Its 13 nods were the most for any movie and seemingly thrust it into prime position for the awards season’s final stretch — that is, until old tweets from the film’s star, Karla Sofía Gascón, resurfaced.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The dagger in my hand is already covered in my sweat.—
Mireille Juchau,
The Dial,
4 Feb. 2025
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For all of his tenacious effort at the defensive end, the signature play Friday for Maciejewski was a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter that served as the dagger.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The United States has already punched its ticket to the final.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the ball found the bottom of the cup at 18, Aberg clenched his fist, punched the air, hugged his caddie and smiled.—
Kirk Kenney,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Should Towels And Sheets Be Washed Together? To cut to the chase, our experts say your towels and sheets should not be washed together or with other items like clothes.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Andrews pricks his finger 30 times a game to check his blood sugar and uses an insulin pump.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Alessia was pricked with five IVs, and none of them worked.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knife. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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