scythe

Acme was filmed right as the steeply indebted Warner Bros. was merging with Zaslav’s Discovery Inc.; it then fell prey to the new CEO’s scythe.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

OK, Verstappen did not scythe through the group involving Yuki Tsunoda’s RB, Esteban Ocon’s Alpine and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as quickly as he might have been expected to do.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

He took up a scythe against the Confederate walking dead in “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” also from 2012.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

She quickly wields her talent for sizing up men like a scythe, cutting him off at the knees, or maybe a few inches higher, before he can further ruin her solace.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2023

I miss Miss Duncan and her make-your-arms-mush scythe drills.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Monumental scythes through what will feel like a small town come race day.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Industries of textiles, or metalworkers making nails and scythes, were shaped like "factories without machines spread out over hundreds of households" according to Shaw-Taylor -- and increasingly produced goods for international markets.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

Thanksgiving holiday scythes volumes later but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

A few villagers described the then-prince inviting dozens of them to the guesthouse where he oversaw grass-cutting competitions, a centuries-old tradition in Transylvania involving scythes and a lot of frenetic arm sweeping.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

“Here, here!” shouted one of the scythes in the back.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Then in early September, the Houthis scythed through the Red Sea port of Mokha, along with Dhubab, Bab el-Mandeb and Perim Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Nothing could have provided a more suitable host than an area of prairie where native grasses had been scythed away and the ground torn up by metal ploughshares and the hooves of a farmer’s horses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Going into Thursday, United was still an outlier in cancellations, per CNN Business: 13 percent of its trips were scythed as of Thursday morning, while other airlines have seen just 2 percent or fewer.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023

The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

Bordeaux full-back Rayasi was rampant in the opening quarter, demonstrated by a scything counter-attack before his loose pass went astray.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

An occasional scything wind flapped the flags flying at half-staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

Thanksgiving holiday scything volumes but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

Raphinha converted his own penalty to give Leeds an early lead, only to concede a spot kick at the other end when scything down Toni Rudiger.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021

And he returned to his work scything the long grass.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park