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Recent Examples of halberd
The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.
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Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Among them was Stan Wollman, 69, a member of the New Plimmoth Gard, who was dressed in the armor-plated uniform of a pike officer, complete with a halberd — a long, pole-like weapon tipped with a blade.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
For the uninitiated, a halberd is a medieval weapon that looks like a combination of a spear and an axe.
—cleveland.com, 18 May 2017
Words like halberd and basilisk became part of my daily vocabulary.
—Ethan Gilsdorf, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2012
Ten minutes later, the president’s motorcade was greeted by Swiss Guards who stood to attention with their halberds and ostrich-plumed helmets.
—Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, 24 May 2017
Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Among them was Stan Wollman, 69, a member of the New Plimmoth Gard, who was dressed in the armor-plated uniform of a pike officer, complete with a halberd — a long, pole-like weapon tipped with a blade.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
For the uninitiated, a halberd is a medieval weapon that looks like a combination of a spear and an axe.
—cleveland.com, 18 May 2017
Words like halberd and basilisk became part of my daily vocabulary.
—Ethan Gilsdorf, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2012
Ten minutes later, the president’s motorcade was greeted by Swiss Guards who stood to attention with their halberds and ostrich-plumed helmets.
—Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, 24 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halberd
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Mbappe won't be fit enough to feature from the get go, so Ancelotti fields Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo and Endrick up front as an attacking trident.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The trident that is the company’s emblem is a replica of the one found in the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Clean and dry a large sweet potato, then cut it into 1-inch wide spears.Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The tomato base has a special kick and is jam-packed with a bouquet of savory comfort foods on wooden spears.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2024
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Companies such as Airbus have worked on nets and harpoons that can wrap around or impale objects in space and bring them back down through the atmosphere.Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
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Wire mesh would then unfold along the harpoon cables, creating a huge parabolic dish.Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Lance Leaf Blanket Flower The three-lobed ray petals of lance leaf blanket flower, Gaillardia aestivalis, give the flowers a unique appearance.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
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Avenging Cossacks waited to skewer enemy soldiers on their long lances; Russian peasants simply slaughtered them with scythes.Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
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Still coming down the pike are Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, a follow-up to a Best Picture winner; Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, an adaptation of the first half of the famed musical; and James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, a biopic of obscure Nobel laureate Robert Zimmerman.Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Sticking her double pike, Tiana burst into nearly immediate tears.Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Some of them include: Sports day tournament: Transform your backyard into a sports arena with a variety of challenges such as long jump, javelin throw using pool noodles, hopscotch competitions, relay races, and more.Kristina Behr, Parents, 20 July 2024
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After Pakistani javelin athlete Arshad Nadeem hurtled his way into the Olympic history books, his country threw him welcome celebrations fit for a king.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Halberd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberd. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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