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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In one case, someone nearby came to the aid of the victim, killing the eagle with a machete.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
After the first challenge on the beach saw the Lagi tribe leave victorious, winning a machete, flint and a pot, the losing Vula and Civa tribes had to send two tribe members to compete for a chance to win those materials.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In April, Boynton Beach officers shot and killed a man who was wielding a machete in a public park and charged toward them with it.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Earlier this year, Taja Harris arrived at her part-time job as a manager for Extra Care Concerns on East Lancaster Street and found a man waiting outside with a machete.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
After the first challenge on the beach saw the Lagi tribe leave victorious, winning a machete, flint and a pot, the losing Vula and Civa tribes had to send two tribe members to compete for a chance to win those materials.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In April, Boynton Beach officers shot and killed a man who was wielding a machete in a public park and charged toward them with it.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Earlier this year, Taja Harris arrived at her part-time job as a manager for Extra Care Concerns on East Lancaster Street and found a man waiting outside with a machete.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for machete
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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