as in sabre
a straight sword that has a narrow blade with sharp edges
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Recent Examples of rapier
As the younger of two daughters to a divorced single mom, Bertinelli’s Barbara Cooper was the picture of precocity, displaying her rapier wit in zippy one-liners.
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Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Hollander digs his teeth into every scene, from Capote spouting the rapier wit that the writer used to bring down more than a few, to cooking in his Manhattan apartment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Some of his favorites include a Spanish cup-hilt rapier, a defensive left-hand dagger from the 15th century, and a Napoleonic cavalry saber.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
Guy Branum is a rapier wit, Lisa Gilroy is an improv beast, and Marcella Arguello is always the coolest person in the room.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Hollander digs his teeth into every scene, from Capote spouting the rapier wit that the writer used to bring down more than a few, to cooking in his Manhattan apartment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Some of his favorites include a Spanish cup-hilt rapier, a defensive left-hand dagger from the 15th century, and a Napoleonic cavalry saber.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
Guy Branum is a rapier wit, Lisa Gilroy is an improv beast, and Marcella Arguello is always the coolest person in the room.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapier
Noun
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Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as 25% tariffs on autos.—
ROB GILLIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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Wolf said the Wind Harvester will be modified to withstand Category 5 hurricanes; can be built entirely in the United States of steel and aluminum; and are engineered to last 70-75 years with some refurbishing along the way.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Arguably the best change is a playable Darth Maul getting his iconic double-bladed saber.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nowhere is this more evident than in Trump’s saber rattling about the international role of the U.S. dollar.—
Jonathan Kirshner,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Investors and business leaders might feel as though the economy is teetering on a knife’s edge, but the data, Fed chair Jerome Powell reassured them, pointed to a solid picture—though one that was cloudier than before.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Dust the pasta sheet on both sides with flour, then use a pasta cutter or sharp knife to cut dough into 1/2 -inch strips (fettuccine) or 1-inch strips (pappardelle).—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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“Rapier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapier. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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