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scythed

  • past participle
    of scythe.
    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.
  • past tense form
    of scythe.
    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.

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Then in early September, the Houthis scythed through the Red Sea port of Mokha, along with Dhubab, Bab el-Mandeb and Perim Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Nothing could have provided a more suitable host than an area of prairie where native grasses had been scythed away and the ground torn up by metal ploughshares and the hooves of a farmer’s horses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Then, as half-time approached, Scotland launched a devastated counter-attack through Blair Kinghorn, who scythed through the French defence.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park