as in sabre
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of cutlass
The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Farmers harvest the ripe yellow pods by hand, and then crack them open with a cutlass, or thick stick.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Flashes of that larger story do shine through, and the book advances Graeber’s mission: to destabilize our idea of what’s possible and show that humans can, and often do, create egalitarian worlds built on points of consensus instead of the sharp end of a cutlass.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
The pipe’s walls, between 400 and 600 feet long, reach a vertiginous 22 feet, and its edges are cutlass sharp, leaving little to the eye but a cleaved sky.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022
One, a nurse once driven from his home by Boko Haram, who lost everything but had found refuge in the estate, has started sleeping with a cutlass under his bed.
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Marse, where the picong sharp like cutlass and cutting politician down to size and making fun of everything that taking itself too serious.
—M Nourbese Philip, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2021
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Farmers harvest the ripe yellow pods by hand, and then crack them open with a cutlass, or thick stick.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Flashes of that larger story do shine through, and the book advances Graeber’s mission: to destabilize our idea of what’s possible and show that humans can, and often do, create egalitarian worlds built on points of consensus instead of the sharp end of a cutlass.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
The pipe’s walls, between 400 and 600 feet long, reach a vertiginous 22 feet, and its edges are cutlass sharp, leaving little to the eye but a cleaved sky.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022
One, a nurse once driven from his home by Boko Haram, who lost everything but had found refuge in the estate, has started sleeping with a cutlass under his bed.
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Marse, where the picong sharp like cutlass and cutting politician down to size and making fun of everything that taking itself too serious.
—M Nourbese Philip, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutlass
Noun
-
As for weapons, Jon Snow’s Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw; Arya Stark’s rapier, Needle and Jaime Lannister’s Oathkeeper are among the offerings.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
-
Its climax pits gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III against the dastardly Count Lazare de Cagliostro, with their rivalry culminating in a sweeping duel — the Count with a rapier, Lupin with a giant wrench — inside of the titular castle’s clock tower.Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Noun
-
For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
-
There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
-
If Trump carries through with his threat of targeting China with economic measures and engages in more saber rattling, the resulting political tension between the two states will inevitably encourage hostility between their respective peoples.Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
-
And its saber teeth were more commonly associated with mammals like Smilodon, which emerged in North America about 2.5 million years ago.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
-
In 2019, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas stabbed the balloon of sky-high expectations of his candidacy with a broadsword of a meltdown in Miami.Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Thesaurus Entries Near cutlass
Cite this Entry
“Cutlass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlass. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share