Thesaurus results for CUTTERS

cutters

noun

plural of cutter

as in knives

an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting a fabric cutter

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Recent Examples of cutters Pitchers are disguising their four-seamers up with more cutters in than ever before, so just advising him to be more aggressive in the zone is not good enough. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 In Minneapolis, another has gone viral for videos of himself dismantling the equipment with bolt cutters. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 Misiorowski’s 96-pitch outing included 56 four-seam fastballs but also 23 sliders, 14 cutters and three curves. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 With the movie aficionados apparently learning their lesson after two quarters, Fair Lawn rallied for a 13-12 win — one of the cutters scored two touchdowns and the extra point. — Eric Sondheimer, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 In the footage, shared by the police department on Tuesday, the officers used bolt cutters to open the trailer. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Though the operation took place at the workshop of the Crown Jeweller, Garrard & Company, British artisans lacked the requisite skill, prompting the Prince to hire master cutters from Amsterdam’s Royal Coster Diamonds. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 It’s all meant to defeat the crime rings that are often armed with nothing more than hydraulic bolt cutters, preying on railroads as a reliable source of easy-to-steal merchandise. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 In May and June, about a quarter of the pitches that Eldridge saw were fastballs (four-seam, sinkers, cutters) in the strike zone. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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knives

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As with those knives, the Helton has no plastics or resin-based composites, just premium metals like 6061 aluminum, stainless steel and phosphor bronze.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
According to Tisch, Cisneros then waved her knives and began to advance on the officers, who attempted to subdue the woman with a Taser before employing lethal force.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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