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saber

noun

variants or sabre
Definition of sabernext
as in broadsword

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Recent Examples of saber And when the news first broke in Semafor last month that Paramount was seriously considering a move out of state, industry observers dismissed the threat as corporate saber rattling. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 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 But then, after weeks of saber rattling, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. — Bella Bromberg, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Maybe there were other things Donovan could have tried; other sabers to rattle, other philanthropists to approach. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saber
  1. broadsword
  2. rapier
  3. scimitar
  4. cutlass
  5. sword
Noun
  • However, some people have also pointed out that this could just be the game’s version of the regular steel broadsword.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • There is a lot of pretty convincing combat with axes and broadswords.
    — Nat Segnit, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of broadsword
Noun
  • By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Although scaled down in cast and production size to fit the 194-seat Solana Beach theater, this rollicking comedy has lost none of it rapier wit and sass.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Definition of rapier
Noun
  • Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Enter, Katara Towers, a staggering 725-foot-high behemoth of two halves fashioned to look like the curved scimitar swords on the nation’s seal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of scimitar
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  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of cutlass
Noun
  • Willis already has demonstrated the necessary leadership traits to be a franchise quarterback, something that often requires one to consistently fall on the sword — even if the very failure did not remotely involve you.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The name Arthur has given princely vibes since the 6th century, when King Arthur pulled his legendary sword from the stone.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sword

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