box cutter
noun
: a small cutting tool that is designed for opening cardboard boxes and typically consists of a retractable razor blade in a thin metal or plastic sheath
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Aro Clark, 17, a Ramona High senior, used a box cutter and glue to make her untitled cardboard art that resembles a landscape.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Boyd allegedly cut her in different part of her body, including her private parts, on one occasion using a box cutter, per the complaint.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But Vassell-Cox walked toward the detective, box cutter in his right hand, and the cop fired off one shot, striking him in the chest.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Tanzi tied up Acosta in the back of the van and headed to Key West, stealing her money from ATMS along the way after threatening her with a box cutter to get her bank account password.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Boyd allegedly cut her in different part of her body, including her private parts, on one occasion using a box cutter, per the complaint.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But Vassell-Cox walked toward the detective, box cutter in his right hand, and the cop fired off one shot, striking him in the chest.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Tanzi tied up Acosta in the back of the van and headed to Key West, stealing her money from ATMS along the way after threatening her with a box cutter to get her bank account password.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Box cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20cutter. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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