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Recent Examples of scimitar
Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars.
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Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
This hierarchy of killers and deceivers employs switcheroo treachery and brutality, implementing various blades, daggers, scimitars, and cleavers.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
The slab contained huge scimitar fins.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2010
Riot gear meets scimitar in the streets of Verona, where the civil war between the Montagues and the Capulets has technically ended but hostilities persist in a musical no man’s land.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
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Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
This hierarchy of killers and deceivers employs switcheroo treachery and brutality, implementing various blades, daggers, scimitars, and cleavers.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
The slab contained huge scimitar fins.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2010
Riot gear meets scimitar in the streets of Verona, where the civil war between the Montagues and the Capulets has technically ended but hostilities persist in a musical no man’s land.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scimitar
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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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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
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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
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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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Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Remarkably, researchers also recovered parts of the sword’s scabbard—a sheath of wood and leather lined in beaver fur.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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