Illustration of scythe
: an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
scythed; scything
: to use a scythe
: to cut with or as if with a scythe
scything cornstalks
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 17 July 2025
The tech bros brought a budgetary scythe to the party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
President Trump is intent on mowing down the remaining restrictions on executive power, and a series of cases awaiting the Supreme Court could scythe through many of the few remaining authorities Congress keeps for itself.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc and blazing infernos.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 17 July 2025
The tech bros brought a budgetary scythe to the party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
Verb
If their press from the front fails, teams can scythe through them with few passes.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
President Trump is intent on mowing down the remaining restrictions on executive power, and a series of cases awaiting the Supreme Court could scythe through many of the few remaining authorities Congress keeps for itself.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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“Scythe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scythe. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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