Cleanly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Played straight initially when Luke cuts a giant claymore cleanly in half with his katana, then subverted later on in the same episode when Luke's katana is broken by an ice demon.
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In the Star Wars Rebels fanfiction Ezra Lost, a few of the characters naturally use lightsabers, fictional blades that can cleanly slice straight through almost any material.
Source: Absurdly Sharp Blade - While normally the efficient type of mercenary who prefers to do things quickly, cleanly, and as detached as possible while following orders, Wash's speech calling him out for being a coward who's lying to himself is met with Locus straight up tackling him and pummeling him straight on.
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