as in steel
a straight sword that has a narrow blade with sharp edges
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Recent Examples of rapier
After signing for Liverpool, the rapier striker impressed on her debut season in the Women’s Super League.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So, Namco filled out the roster with the likes of Astaroth, who wields a screen-filling axe, and Raphael, who opts for a paper-thin rapier.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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
Officers discovered a Subaru Outback parked near the Capitol in July with a rifle, a handgun, multiple knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword and a bow and arrow.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2021
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
So, Namco filled out the roster with the likes of Astaroth, who wields a screen-filling axe, and Raphael, who opts for a paper-thin rapier.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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
Officers discovered a Subaru Outback parked near the Capitol in July with a rifle, a handgun, multiple knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword and a bow and arrow.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapier
Noun
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South Korean seafood distributor Dongwon Industries and steel manufacturer Posco Holdings have both publicly expressed interest in acquiring the ocean carrier, but both companies said in January no decision has been made.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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By the time Alex Honnold finished pulling himself up the 1,667-foot glass-and-steel facade of Taipei 101, the athleticism and fearlessness of his feat were viscerally unmistakable to anyone who had been tuning in to Netflix’s live broadcast for the past 90-plus minutes.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Under Kennedy, policy making and saber rattling go hand in hand.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The first 1500 fans will get free light saber thunder sticks.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The salesperson in the custom knife shop with a $1,200 pizza cutter on offer — albeit the most beautiful pizza cutter I, personally, have ever seen — said that more customers had started to trickle in now that the fervor on Main Street had died down and the roads were clearer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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The salesperson in the custom knife shop with a $1,200 pizza cutter on offer — albeit the most beautiful pizza cutter I, personally, have ever seen — said that more customers had started to trickle in now that the fervor on Main Street had died down and the roads were clearer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gently swirl the glass or cutter in a circular motion until the edges become smooth and even.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Rapier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapier. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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