as in blade
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 sword
But Bodie, with his room full of swords and adult braces, is the kind of wacky force that requires a clarity of vision and Winter isn’t up to the task.
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The two playfully go at it with bright yellow swords made of balloons.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Compared with children who played a game that was nonviolent, children who played a video game that included violence with guns or swords were more likely to touch a real, disabled handgun, handle a handgun longer and pull the trigger more times—including at themselves or their partner.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The two playfully go at it with bright yellow swords made of balloons.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Compared with children who played a game that was nonviolent, children who played a video game that included violence with guns or swords were more likely to touch a real, disabled handgun, handle a handgun longer and pull the trigger more times—including at themselves or their partner.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sword
Noun
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Start by using a Swiffer or microfiber cloth to gently clear dust from the tops of ceiling fan blades—then vacuum up any stray dust bunnies that drift down.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The boat was idling when his dog was hit by the blades, Johnson said in the release.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Made of concrete, steel and glass, the building had escalators in the lobby to carry people to the first couple of floors.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Those plans have now been put on ice, pushing Britain’s steel industry closer to the brink.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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