machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a machete during a terrifying, caught-on-camera robbery, police said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a machete during a terrifying, caught-on-camera robbery, police said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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