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All the members of the oryx family-the fringe-ear of Kenya and Tanzania; the Beisa of Kenya north of the Tana River, Somaliland, and Ethiopia; the white or scimitar-horned oryx of the Sahara desert-are traditionally tough and hard to kill.
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Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
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Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scimitar
Noun
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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
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There is a lot of pretty convincing combat with axes and broadswords.—
Nat Segnit,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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The fabric is produced on a double rapier loom in a width of 50 cm (19.7 in) at whatever length is needed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Oct. 2025
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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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
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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
Noun
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The sword serves as a warning to invaders, and there have been plenty over the centuries.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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With simple syrup the clash of the liqueurs is too sharp, the flavor equivalent of swords clanging together.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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