as in sabre
a straight sword that has a narrow blade with sharp edges
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Recent Examples of rapier
As the younger of two daughters to a divorced single mom, Bertinelli’s Barbara Cooper was the picture of precocity, displaying her rapier wit in zippy one-liners.
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Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Hollander digs his teeth into every scene, from Capote spouting the rapier wit that the writer used to bring down more than a few, to cooking in his Manhattan apartment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Some of his favorites include a Spanish cup-hilt rapier, a defensive left-hand dagger from the 15th century, and a Napoleonic cavalry saber.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
Guy Branum is a rapier wit, Lisa Gilroy is an improv beast, and Marcella Arguello is always the coolest person in the room.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Hollander digs his teeth into every scene, from Capote spouting the rapier wit that the writer used to bring down more than a few, to cooking in his Manhattan apartment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Some of his favorites include a Spanish cup-hilt rapier, a defensive left-hand dagger from the 15th century, and a Napoleonic cavalry saber.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
Guy Branum is a rapier wit, Lisa Gilroy is an improv beast, and Marcella Arguello is always the coolest person in the room.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapier
Noun
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Then there are the industry-by-industry tariffs that Trump has introduced or raised, such as levies of twenty-five per cent on autos and auto parts, and fifty per cent on steel and aluminum.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Moxley hit multiple clotheslines on Moxley before Wheeler Yuta hit The Hangman in the back with a steel chair.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Notwithstanding Russia’s saber rattling, Washington and its European allies announced more expansive military support to Kyiv, including F-16s, new munitions, and missiles that would allow long-range strikes against Crimea and into Russian territory.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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However, the light saber his image was brandishing was red, normally the color of the blade used by the dark side, Variety noted.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The user also posted about a knife sheath before the sheath discussed in the case.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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The employee went home but then returned with a kitchen knife and stabbed Harris multiple times shortly before 8 a.m., police said.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Rapier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapier. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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