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
Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
The knives are made from high-quality German stainless steel, excellent for precision cutting.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
The current car can’t knife through the pack like the old one could, which means track position is now more important.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Noun
But, alas, because these are the 2024 Bears and every setback seemingly has to come with a deep stab and a twist of the knife, Williams and his teammates won the overtime coin toss and had the ball with a chance to end the game but ultimately left Soldier Field with a jaw-dropping 30-27 loss.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
The knives are made from high-quality German stainless steel, excellent for precision cutting.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
Two tourists were stabbed last week in random attacks, one a 55-year-old from Denmark who was knifed on the Upper West Side, the other a 42-year-old Italian slashed on the hand.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
The current car can’t knife through the pack like the old one could, which means track position is now more important.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knife
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Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But once they're sliced, bacteria have a chance to multiply.Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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The accompanying dispenser easily slices through tape to create clean lines without fuss, and a high volume of positive shopper ratings have earned this tape an impressive 4.3-star rating.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Use a whetstone to sharpen pruning shears and other blades.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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Inspect: Check your vehicle’s tires, wiper blades, fluids, lights, belts and hoses.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
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This year, the day marks the 83rd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. More than 2,400 American service men and women were killed in the early attack launched by Japan at the United States Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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France’s prime minister is expected to resign from his post after lawmakers passed a no-confidence measure against him and his Cabinet, likely thrusting the country into a period of political uncertainty.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The next morning, however, Orry discovers Tula has poisoned his entire family — save for his brother — and has a dagger left over for him.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, two other rushers were able to find the end zone, with Lamar Jackson getting in for the Ravens’ first score of the game and Justice Hill putting the dagger in the victory with a 51-yard score in the fourth quarter.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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However, Masvidal notoriously punched Edwards backstage at an event in London in 2019.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dylan cut his first album two months after Robert Shelton wrote about him in the New York Times.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Now, his 2025 budget proposal calls for cutting even more police positions, training divisions and mental health resources for officers.Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Orthodox and Conservative Jews require converts to immerse themselves in a mikvah, a ritual bath, and expect male converts to undergo circumcision or, if they are already circumcised, to be pricked to draw a ritual drop of blood.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The alternative is finger-stick testing, pricking fingertips to draw drops of blood to check glucose levels, often multiple times a day.Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knife. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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