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There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
His sleepy eyes, scimitar nose, and pronounced chin made his face a caricaturist’s dream.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
The Katara Towers, the near-circular building modeled on the scimitar swords that make up Qatar’s emblem, play host to two luxury hotels, the Fairmont Doha and the all-suite Raffles Doha, the country’s first six-star hotel.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
His sleepy eyes, scimitar nose, and pronounced chin made his face a caricaturist’s dream.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
The Katara Towers, the near-circular building modeled on the scimitar swords that make up Qatar’s emblem, play host to two luxury hotels, the Fairmont Doha and the all-suite Raffles Doha, the country’s first six-star hotel.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scimitar
Noun
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With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
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In 2019, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas stabbed the balloon of sky-high expectations of his candidacy with a broadsword of a meltdown in Miami.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Although scaled down in cast and production size to fit the 194-seat Solana Beach theater, this rollicking comedy has lost none of it rapier wit and sass.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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After signing for Liverpool, the rapier striker impressed on her debut season in the Women’s Super League.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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They're designed to perfectly mirror the shows' sabers and boast show and movie-accurate FX and lighting effects.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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Star Wars Day Enjoy a movie in the park with a synchronized light show, cosplay contest, light saber battles, appearances by the 501st Legion, Star Wars trivia, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, popcorn stand and beer stand.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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In Dune, Momoa's character is the sword master and mentor to Timothée Chalamet's character, Paul Atreides.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The detailed survey revealed, among other things, an extensive hull structure, multiple iron cannons, swords, muskets, copper cauldrons and some sealed chests whose contents remain unknown, Historic England said in a press release.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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