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Recent Examples of tridentAmong them were horseshoes, nails, axes, a fishing trident, coins and keys, officials said.—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Raleigh celebrated with his teammates in the dugout, carrying around the Mariners’ trident, which is given to all players who hit a home run.—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Once Mbappe returned to fitness, Alonso tried to filed all of him, Vinicius and Gonzalo in an attacking trident.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The trident that is the company’s emblem is a replica of the one found in the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna.—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trident
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spear
Noun
That's especially true in the Southeast, where there’s no shortage of uniquely thrilling opening acts from Chief Osceola and his flaming spear at Florida State to the eagle’s pre-game lap around Jordan Hare Stadium at Auburn.
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Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Paired with zucchini spears and pine nuts, your tongue tussles with pillowy soft textures and crunch.
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