Illustration of saber
- saber 1
variants
or chiefly British sabre
1
: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
2
a
: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare épée, foil entry 4
b
: the sport of fencing with the saber
variants
or chiefly British sabre
sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring
ˈsā-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And despite the saber rattling coming from the Trump administration, attempting to force the issue would pose major complications for two other top US priorities: migration and the economy.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Cómo saber la talla del pantalón con tu brazo: hay 5 trucos de estilista© Carola de Armas
4.
—Blanca De Almandoz, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
While the economic saber rattling may not be followed-up with actual tariffs, the threat alone is enough to rattle financial markets and give business people pause about making new investments.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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But the dire wolf is an actual real-world predator, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago after roaming North America for thousands of years before that, alongside saber tooth tigers and mastodons.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And despite the saber rattling coming from the Trump administration, attempting to force the issue would pose major complications for two other top US priorities: migration and the economy.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Cómo saber la talla del pantalón con tu brazo: hay 5 trucos de estilista© Carola de Armas
4.
—Blanca De Almandoz, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
While the economic saber rattling may not be followed-up with actual tariffs, the threat alone is enough to rattle financial markets and give business people pause about making new investments.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saber. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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