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  • present tense form of ax (3rd person singular).
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axes

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /
NOUN
large cutting tool
Synonyms


VERB
cut with large blade
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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From those measurements, they determined that the magnetic and rotational axes of 1E 1547 are almost aligned.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

It is his Excalibur, his Andúril, the vaunted weapon only he can string and use to hit a bullseye through a row of twelve crossed axes.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Sonomura’s style is volumetric; he dares himself to discover unexpected axes of movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

In some cases, horizontal placement of circles on the date axes is approximated to accommodate others within the same range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

The crew were flailing away with their axes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr



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