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Recent Examples of halberd
Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.
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Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.
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WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
Officers discovered a Subaru Outback parked near the Capitol in July with a rifle, a handgun, multiple knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword and a bow and arrow.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
6 Jan. 2021
Among them was Stan Wollman, 69, a member of the New Plimmoth Gard, who was dressed in the armor-plated uniform of a pike officer, complete with a halberd — a long, pole-like weapon tipped with a blade.
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BostonGlobe.com,
24 Nov. 2019
Ten minutes later, the president’s motorcade was greeted by Swiss Guards who stood to attention with their halberds and ostrich-plumed helmets.
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Margaret Talev,
Bloomberg.com,
24 May 2017
For the uninitiated, a halberd is a medieval weapon that looks like a combination of a spear and an axe.
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cleveland.com,
18 May 2017
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.
—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.
—
WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
Officers discovered a Subaru Outback parked near the Capitol in July with a rifle, a handgun, multiple knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword and a bow and arrow.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
6 Jan. 2021
Among them was Stan Wollman, 69, a member of the New Plimmoth Gard, who was dressed in the armor-plated uniform of a pike officer, complete with a halberd — a long, pole-like weapon tipped with a blade.
—
BostonGlobe.com,
24 Nov. 2019
Ten minutes later, the president’s motorcade was greeted by Swiss Guards who stood to attention with their halberds and ostrich-plumed helmets.
—
Margaret Talev,
Bloomberg.com,
24 May 2017
For the uninitiated, a halberd is a medieval weapon that looks like a combination of a spear and an axe.
—
cleveland.com,
18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halberd
Noun
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The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.
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In 2023, the Seattle Mariners introduced a 6-feet, 6-inch tall metal trident that a home run hitter shows off after going deep.
Noun
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After baking, top these snacks with a tiny cornichon spear.
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Another spear hit Vermax from a ship.
Noun
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There are cool weapons, like a lethal surface-to-air dragon harpoon.
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Kitchen utensils hung from a harpoon for catching octopus, and a wicker basket of swim fins sat expectantly by the open door.
Noun
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
Noun
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On one of the fenceposts, someone had stuck a fake head on a pike.
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Aemond promises to throw a feast in his mother's honor at Harrenhal Castle with Daemon's head looking on from a pike.
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Nebraska's Dyson Wicker won the pole vault at an NCAA-leading 19-2 1/4, and Texas A&M senior Zaza Nnamdi took javelin at 269-10.
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In the girls field events, South Hadley’s Natalie Rios threw her personal best and achieved third best javelin throw in the state at 125-04.
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“Halberd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberd. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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