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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Just last week on June 2, a bear attack injured four people at a steel factory in Fukushima, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) from Utsunomiya.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Standing with the aid of the heavy steel braces on his legs and of his son James, who held his left elbow, Roosevelt had thrown out the first ball.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.—
Ben Coxworth
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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But then, after weeks of saber rattling, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.—
Bella Bromberg,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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Pitching coach Justin Willard helped him with some adjustments on his sweeper, and the veteran has reintroduced his cutter.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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On the first pitch of his assignment, Lewis ripped a 91 mph cutter from Omaha’s Mitch Spence for a home run.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Rapier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapier. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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