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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leister
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There are cool weapons, like a lethal surface-to-air dragon harpoon.
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Kitchen utensils hung from a harpoon for catching octopus, and a wicker basket of swim fins sat expectantly by the open door.
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The club's name is a reference to the trident, Ukraine's national symbol.
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The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.
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Trout, pike, and pickerel—all of which are popular on the table—have many more small bones that need to be dealt with than snakeheads.
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On one of the fenceposts, someone had stuck a fake head on a pike.
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After baking, top these snacks with a tiny cornichon spear.
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Another spear hit Vermax from a ship.
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Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down.
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
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Videos of every speech, impromptu press conference and gaff circulate on social media.
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Spurs on some of the chickens were cut excessively short to fit steel fighting gaffs and blades for more lethal fighting, deputies said.
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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