scythe
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Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A deluge of new franchise installments hitting theaters every year is as sure of a bet as gambling that the grim reaper’s scythe will be razor-sharp.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025
Kyogo Furuhashi doesn't need to don the cloak and scythe of the grim reaper when he fetches up at Ibrox on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024
This year, the garden staff wielded a scythe, too.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
“We foreshadow what the Wolf will reveal he is later in the story by having his sickle, or scythe, having that same kind of framing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023
The scythe could displace a passenger, forcing them to take a different seat, or even a different flight if there were no other available seats.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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The Lightning Thief
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