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as in sword
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
dueled with blades rather than guns
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as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
used a small blade to cut the rope
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Recent Examples of blade
Polish skater Kamila Sellier was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a blade from a competitor's skate sliced her face above the left eye in a sudden crash.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
After a crash during one of the final laps, a blade caught the face of Polish skater Kamila Sellier.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
And some seriously deep green, long-blade paspalum grass, stared at longingly by my dog.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Numerous items containing a DNA profile matching Wengel were also seized from Hite’s apartment and surrounding areas, including a 12-inch Diablo Steel Damon Carbide Sawzall blade.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
After a crash during one of the final laps, a blade caught the face of Polish skater Kamila Sellier.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
And some seriously deep green, long-blade paspalum grass, stared at longingly by my dog.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Numerous items containing a DNA profile matching Wengel were also seized from Hite’s apartment and surrounding areas, including a 12-inch Diablo Steel Damon Carbide Sawzall blade.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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Long metal rods doubled as swords, oars and crutches — used as both an artistic instrument and a tool to help actors with amputations keep balance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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The brutal tumble down the ice, those skis with knife-sharp edges twirling as the snow cloud engulfs her.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Run a knife through to release air bubbles.—
Sarah Carey,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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Yamamoto reached into his five-pitch repertoire Saturday, mixing in six fastballs, eight splitters, five sinkers, four cutters, four curveballs and three sliders.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer, breaking up the tomatoes with a potato masher, pastry cutter, or heavy fork.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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