trident
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Some fought with only a trident; some fought mounted on horseback; some on chariot; others on foot with helmet and short sword; some with two daggers; still others exclusively fought wild beasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Tiffany & Co.’s new collection by Pharrell Williams, dubbed Tiffany Titan, takes inspiration from mythology, channeling the spike of Poseidon’s trident as a symbol of lifeforce, rebellious power and punk energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
He notes that the merfolk Laios wants to eat holds a trident as a weapon, making the conclusion that merfolk are smart enough to use tools.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
Even if a pregame performer twirled a flaming trident behind second base, a surreal spectacle for thousands of fans still finding their seats.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Lightning lanced through the sky like a trident, and for a second the entire island was lit up in brilliant blinding light.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
One group of ash-smeared holy men, some naked and some dressed in just a loin cloth or marigold garland draped around their necks, marched through the streets, holding tridents, swords and small two-headed drums.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
It’s video packages and elaborate entrances and flaming tridents.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Fair enough, until I look around the restaurant and notice how many visual distractions there are, including all shapes and sizes of tridents.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
At his previous job with Napoli, Sarri turned a trio of previously unspectacular forwards into one of the best attacking tridents in the world.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2019
Lord Manderly’s household guard wore cloaks of blue-green wool and carried silver tridents in place of common spears.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing trident
UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #5
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: tri-
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