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arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
ˈer-ō-ˌhed 
ˈer-ə-,
ˈa-rō-,
ˈa-rə-
1
: a wedge-shaped piercing tip usually fixed to an arrow
2
: something resembling an arrowhead
3
: any of a genus (Sagittaria) of marsh or aquatic plants of the water-plantain family with leaves shaped like arrowheads
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Some of the obsidian artifacts, including arrowheads and spear tips, traveled nearly 750 miles from their source, according to Allan.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
North Milford Valley, in western Utah, is home to dormant volcanoes, subterranean lava deposits, and smatterings of obsidian—black volcanic glass—that Paiute peoples once collected for arrowheads and jewelry.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
By the end of that first episode, Joe and Sheriff Gordo Sena (somewhat randomly plucked out of retirement) find Ernesto dead in a drain pipe, with an arrowhead in his mouth.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
The damage caused by impact shows when the arrowheads were used, according to the release, meaning while this arrowhead was carved, it may never have been used to hunt or fight.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
North Milford Valley, in western Utah, is home to dormant volcanoes, subterranean lava deposits, and smatterings of obsidian—black volcanic glass—that Paiute peoples once collected for arrowheads and jewelry.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
By the end of that first episode, Joe and Sheriff Gordo Sena (somewhat randomly plucked out of retirement) find Ernesto dead in a drain pipe, with an arrowhead in his mouth.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
The damage caused by impact shows when the arrowheads were used, according to the release, meaning while this arrowhead was carved, it may never have been used to hunt or fight.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Arrowhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrowhead. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
-ˌhed
1
: the wedge-shaped striking end of an arrow
2
: something (as a mark) resembling an arrowhead
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