Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leister
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Havoc's vast ensemble collides across several crackling action sequences, pairing thunderous gunplay with creative kills involving champagne bottles, harpoon guns, and rusty hooks.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Later, the antler was likely repurposed as part of a harpoon, a pointed spear used to catch fish.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Seattle Mariners have celebrated home runs by raising a golden trident, and while Shohei Ohtani was still playing for the Angels, the team would celebrate bombs by donning a samurai helmet.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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During those visits, Zelensky wore a simple sweatshirt—also embroidered with the trident.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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There'll definitely be some great stuff coming down the pike.—
Oliver Gettell,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The administration also introduced temporary exemptions for some electronic goods, and Trump has said separate tariffs are likely coming down the pike on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, copper and timber.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration – with Musk and his aides as the tip of the spear – have roiled the federal government with mass layoffs and demands for access to sensitive information at agencies including the Social Security Administration and the National Labor Relations Board.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Later, the antler was likely repurposed as part of a harpoon, a pointed spear used to catch fish.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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During different events, the guards will add white gloves, a black helmet and/or the halberd.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
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But every individual had suffered some sort of devastating injury—like wounds made by swords, lances, daggers and iron bolts.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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When guarding a monster's attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon flashes in red but the effect is not activated When using a mantle, a Weapon Equipment Skill may mistakenly be activated.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Transport boxes, electronic scales and gaffs, sharp blades that can be attached to roosters' legs during fights, were found on the property, the news statement said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Anglers need both an angling license and a recreational turtle license to harvest turtles using angling gear like hook and line, landing nets and gaff hooks.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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