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Recent Examples of scimitar
His sleepy eyes, scimitar nose, and pronounced chin made his face a caricaturist’s dream.
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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
This hierarchy of killers and deceivers employs switcheroo treachery and brutality, implementing various blades, daggers, scimitars, and cleavers.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
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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
This hierarchy of killers and deceivers employs switcheroo treachery and brutality, implementing various blades, daggers, scimitars, and cleavers.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 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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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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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
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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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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
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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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