sword 1 of 2

as in blade
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

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noun (2)

plural of sword
as in blades
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

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His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 Then, suddenly, a soldier unsheathes his sword and starts slashing at those kneeling below him. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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But Bodie, with his room full of swords and adult braces, is the kind of wacky force that requires a clarity of vision and Winter isn’t up to the task. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025 Compared with children who played a game that was nonviolent, children who played a video game that included violence with guns or swords were more likely to touch a real, disabled handgun, handle a handgun longer and pull the trigger more times—including at themselves or their partner. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sword

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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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