scythe
noun
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Some freak Canadian wind must have scythed down to slice through the smoke from a continent of fires.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2022