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scythe

[sahyth] / saɪð /




VERB
mow
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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

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

Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has taken a scythe to the social network’s employee roll, in an increasingly severe campaign to slash costs.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 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 walked away, confused by Citra’s hostility.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman