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
Authorities said Timothy Morgan stabbed his wife multiple times with a plastic sword and struck her in the head with pliers.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
The Detroit Police Department has launched an investigation after a man walked into the 11th Precinct police station and confessed to killing his wife with a sword.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The reason being is that the sword starts you in Virtuose stance which is a massive damage increase for your first hit.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There are only two powers in the world: the sword and the mind.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
The Detroit Police Department has launched an investigation after a man walked into the 11th Precinct police station and confessed to killing his wife with a sword.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The reason being is that the sword starts you in Virtuose stance which is a massive damage increase for your first hit.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There are only two powers in the world: the sword and the mind.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sword
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sword
Noun
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Chimpanzees, for example, have been spotted wearing blades of grass in their ears, apparently as a fashion trend.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Seraphina Harrigan (Mandeep Dhillon) — who barely escaped that same buzzing blade — is sitting in the back of a black SUV, her face still covered in her brother's blood.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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The dominant steel watch category drove the increase in volume with an 18.9 percent leap, with bimetallic and precious metal pieces also seeing a sharp uptick, albeit on far smaller unit numbers as a base.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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Still, Trump's tariff strategy, albeit blunt, does have a goal: to reignite domestic industries like steel and auto manufacturing.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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