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Recent Examples of halberd
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.
—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
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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As the fates would have it, Diemer has had a lifelong obsession with Poseidon, as evidenced by his prominent trident necklace, the iconic emblem and weapon of the sea god.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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Hannah and his team also built chariots specific to each Camp Half-Blood cabin, with a trident adorning Percy and Tyson’s (Daniel Diemer) for the Poseidon cabin and a steampunk version for the Hephaestus cabin, among others.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To say that ranch is popular is an understatement because Americans love the tangy taste on everything from chips to pickle spears to shrimp.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Scientists have confirmed the observation by examining proteins in the eye lenses of the whales and dating harpoons embedded in the flesh of these animals.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Nov. 2025
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Additional lines and a harpoon followed before the hunters subdued the gator.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shooting spurts of goo, pus, and assorted bodily fluids are not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, but for those who enjoy watching an expert pop pimples, lance boils, and generally improve the quality of her patients' lives, Dr. Pimple Popper is sure to deliver.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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The nest hoards of bearded vultures in southern Spain, where the species is extinct, were found to harbor such human artifacts as a crossbow bolt, a slingshot, a wooden lance, and a shoe with an approximate age of 675 years.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now there’s another one heading down the pike that tells Combs’ side of the story.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
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Though the address is 3104 Gallatin Pike, the main entrance is at McGavock and Gallatin pikes.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Dec. 2025
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The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The tricky part is fitting hammer throw, javelin and discus into the equation.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Halberd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberd. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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