as in blades
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 swords
The father-daughter duo posed with swords during a rare joint appearance.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
In the biblical sequence Hanke invoked, the plowshares-into-swords moment is the penultimate act—the mobilization before the reckoning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The mother of three has brought her youngest to Les Invalides, the 17th century military hospital complex founded by Louis XIV, and today a museum which holds many collections of musketeer swords and armor.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
From fire irons to swords, guns to clothes airers, Nesbø — who wrote the screenplay himself — finds a myriad ways to dispatch his unlucky victims, a significant number of whom also lose limbs before bleeding out.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The splendid Nezu Museum houses a collection of Asian art and antiquities ranging from paintings to samurai swords, with a traditional tea room and beautiful grounds to explore, too.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
With nods to films of the samurai and shoot-em-up genres, Beetz gives the physical performance of a lifetime, wielding swords and firing guns at a building full of evil yuppies.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Traditional quest narratives, shaped by the hero’s journey, are tethered to swords, battles, monsters, and a troubling disregard for collateral damage.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
This is the place to go for Japanese art and artifacts, with a strong, 110,000-piece collection of paintings, tea ceremony ceramics, samurai swords and armor, kimonos, lacquerware, sculpture, ukiyo-e prints, and more.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
In the biblical sequence Hanke invoked, the plowshares-into-swords moment is the penultimate act—the mobilization before the reckoning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The mother of three has brought her youngest to Les Invalides, the 17th century military hospital complex founded by Louis XIV, and today a museum which holds many collections of musketeer swords and armor.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
From fire irons to swords, guns to clothes airers, Nesbø — who wrote the screenplay himself — finds a myriad ways to dispatch his unlucky victims, a significant number of whom also lose limbs before bleeding out.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The splendid Nezu Museum houses a collection of Asian art and antiquities ranging from paintings to samurai swords, with a traditional tea room and beautiful grounds to explore, too.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
With nods to films of the samurai and shoot-em-up genres, Beetz gives the physical performance of a lifetime, wielding swords and firing guns at a building full of evil yuppies.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Traditional quest narratives, shaped by the hero’s journey, are tethered to swords, battles, monsters, and a troubling disregard for collateral damage.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
This is the place to go for Japanese art and artifacts, with a strong, 110,000-piece collection of paintings, tea ceremony ceramics, samurai swords and armor, kimonos, lacquerware, sculpture, ukiyo-e prints, and more.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swords
Noun
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Vortex Spin Technology pulls coffee beans toward the blades for efficient grinding.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Use an extension pole with a microfiber cloth to safely clean fan blades and prevent spreading dust.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Following the printing process, the team found that the parts only needed 6 hours or so of treatment, which is a surprise, as typically most high-performance steels need multiple heat treatments to finish.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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Welsh and Griggs, like most culinary professionals, prefer honing steels and whetstones.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Swords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swords. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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