variants
or sabre
as in broadsword
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Recent Examples of saber
Susan Baek Fencing uses three different weapons: epee (or épée), foil, and saber.
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NBC News, 28 July 2024
All the while, Moscow continues to rattle its nuclear saber.
—Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
Some juvenile Smilodon fatalis skulls had two sets of sabers—four blade-like teeth.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
There hadn't been an all-U.S. final in an Olympic fencing event since 2008, when Zagunis beat Sada Jacobson in saber as part of an American podium sweep.
—CBS News, 29 July 2024
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NBC News, 28 July 2024
All the while, Moscow continues to rattle its nuclear saber.
—Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
Some juvenile Smilodon fatalis skulls had two sets of sabers—four blade-like teeth.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
There hadn't been an all-U.S. final in an Olympic fencing event since 2008, when Zagunis beat Sada Jacobson in saber as part of an American podium sweep.
—CBS News, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saber
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The original sense likely referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords, and other tools.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saber. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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