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Recent Examples of broadsword
With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees.
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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
There were lessons in horsemanship and broadsword handling.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
Penn remarks that Richard found Hastings’ lack of loyalty confusing and overwhelming – a level of annoyance that does not seem to merit resorting to the broadsword, but the story quickly moves on to the main event of Richard’s villainy: the murder of the princes in the Tower.
—Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2020
The hands are broadsword-shaped, with a stainless steel build that contrasts nicely with the dial.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 7 July 2022
In 2020, British teenagers and children wielding metal detectors discovered a pair of rare, 1,000-year-old coins and a late 17th- or early 18th-century English broadsword.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
Cloud isn’t exactly discreet either, brandishing a broadsword as long as his body.
—Joshua Adams, Wired, 10 Nov. 2020
Cavill is Geralt of Rivia, a mutant slayer of monsters, gruffly navigating a world of broadswords and bloody battles.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019
Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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
There were lessons in horsemanship and broadsword handling.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
Penn remarks that Richard found Hastings’ lack of loyalty confusing and overwhelming – a level of annoyance that does not seem to merit resorting to the broadsword, but the story quickly moves on to the main event of Richard’s villainy: the murder of the princes in the Tower.
—Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2020
The hands are broadsword-shaped, with a stainless steel build that contrasts nicely with the dial.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 7 July 2022
In 2020, British teenagers and children wielding metal detectors discovered a pair of rare, 1,000-year-old coins and a late 17th- or early 18th-century English broadsword.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
Cloud isn’t exactly discreet either, brandishing a broadsword as long as his body.
—Joshua Adams, Wired, 10 Nov. 2020
Cavill is Geralt of Rivia, a mutant slayer of monsters, gruffly navigating a world of broadswords and bloody battles.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadsword
Noun
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After a rapier start of ten wins out of 11, the results have tailed off.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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As for weapons, Jon Snow’s Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw; Arya Stark’s rapier, Needle and Jaime Lannister’s Oathkeeper are among the offerings.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
9 Sep. 2024
Noun
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In contrast to most Final Destination deaths, in which any number of innocuous objects could, and often do, possess the potential for danger, there’s only one in Lewis’s case that’s repeatedly emphasized — two scimitars hanging on the gym wall above him.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even Trump and his choice for Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, are rattling their sabers and threatening to pull the broadcast licenses of networks that run programs or news stories the White House doesn’t like.—
Alex Cranz,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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For now, Trump’s saber rattling has settled down to a 90-day, across-the-board tariff of 10 percent for most countries (with the notable exception of China), but even that can quickly become a surcharge of many thousands of dollars.—
Will Peischel,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 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
Noun
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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It's decorated with a hunting scene depicting men armed with swords and shields, as well as dogs and lions – painting a vivid picture of life in the past.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Broadsword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadsword. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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