scimitar
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One of the most remarkable features of S. mirabilis is its enormous, scimitar shaped crest.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Pennsylvania Avenue was festooned with the scimitar and crescent symbol of the Shriners and strung with 35,000 electric lights.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023
Riot gear meets scimitar in the streets of Verona, where the civil war between the Montagues and the Capulets has technically ended but hostilities persist in a musical no man’s land.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022
The haul included some extinct animals, such as the scimitar oryx, and endangered species like lions, cheetahs and the Bengal tiger.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022
The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing scimitar
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Alchemist
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"The Pit and the Pendulum," Vocabulary from the short story
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