swordplay
noun
sword·play
ˈsȯrd-ˌplā 
1
: the art or skill of wielding a sword especially in fencing
2
: an exhibition of swordplay
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First there was Genshin Impact; then Black Myth: Wukong; next up is Lost Soul Aside, a third-person action game of brain-smoothing, balletic swordplay.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Their desperate swordplay takes them racing up along a set of balconies above a tiled throne room.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Anime-horror master Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs, and X is full of hallucinatory visions of the end times: flowing ribbons, angelic wings, and clanging swordplay are all animated beautifully.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Rather than lean fully into the wizardry, boss fights usually require at least a bit of swordplay regardless.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Their desperate swordplay takes them racing up along a set of balconies above a tiled throne room.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Anime-horror master Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs, and X is full of hallucinatory visions of the end times: flowing ribbons, angelic wings, and clanging swordplay are all animated beautifully.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Rather than lean fully into the wizardry, boss fights usually require at least a bit of swordplay regardless.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Swordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swordplay. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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swordplay
noun
sword·play
-ˌplā
: the art or skill of using a sword especially in fencing
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