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The Katara Towers, the near-circular building modeled on the scimitar swords that make up Qatar’s emblem, play host to two luxury hotels, the Fairmont Doha and the all-suite Raffles Doha, the country’s first six-star hotel.
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Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars.
—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
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Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scimitar
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 now, Trump’s saber rattling has settled down to a 90-day, across-the-board tariff of 10 percent for most countries (with the notable exception of China), but even that can quickly become a surcharge of many thousands of dollars.—
Will Peischel,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2025
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Washington must maintain its resolve in the face of Putin’s nuclear saber rattling, push the Russian economy to the precipice, and help Kyiv achieve the battlefield successes necessary to force Moscow to negotiate.—
Alexander Vindman,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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When James and Curry crossed swords in the 2023 playoffs, that six-game slate averaged 7.8 million viewers, peaking with 8.64 million for the deciding telecast on ESPN.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2025
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There are only two powers in the world: the sword and the mind.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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