as in blade
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Recent Examples of sword
His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, a soldier unsheathes his sword and starts slashing at those kneeling below him.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, Cam refuses and uses a sword to slice and gut his enemies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, a soldier unsheathes his sword and starts slashing at those kneeling below him.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, Cam refuses and uses a sword to slice and gut his enemies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sword
Noun
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Its small oval leaves cling to stems that hug the ground, forming a dense mat of foliage that can evade mower blades.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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China has reached a major milestone in renewable energy with the assembly of the world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine, featuring blades that span an area equivalent to seven soccer fields.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Set in Britain in 1953, the series will follow a new generation of the Shelby family as Birmingham tries to build a better future out of concrete and steel after being heavily bombed in WWII.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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