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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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So, Namco filled out the roster with the likes of Astaroth, who wields a screen-filling axe, and Raphael, who opts for a paper-thin rapier.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Both sabers' Amazon reviews are similarly positive.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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The saber is in good condition, although the blade is slightly blunted and the original mother-of-pearl plates are re-glued, per the auction house.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 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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Traces of the wooden hilt are still visible on the preserved sword.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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The medieval sword was given to a specialty conservation workshop for further preservation and analysis, Science in Poland said in a July 4 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 4,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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