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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
Knives must be placed closest to the plate with the blade facing inward.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Small variations in the grip can affect the blade’s position during a cut.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The clinic uses synthetic sapphire blades to open recipient channels — a method now widespread in Turkey but still associated closely with this practice.
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Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
In fact, using socks for dusting is a great way to clean hard-to-reach areas that can be overlooked (like ceiling fan blades) or delicate items like picture frames.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Small variations in the grip can affect the blade’s position during a cut.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The clinic uses synthetic sapphire blades to open recipient channels — a method now widespread in Turkey but still associated closely with this practice.
—
Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
In fact, using socks for dusting is a great way to clean hard-to-reach areas that can be overlooked (like ceiling fan blades) or delicate items like picture frames.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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Played by House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock, Kara’s path crosses that of an angry, sword-wielding teenager, Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who seeks revenge for her slain family.
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There is an art to cutting a cantaloupe, which starts long before grabbing the knife and cutting board.
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Excavations also revealed pits containing pottery, bones and a symbolic flint knife, suggesting the area may have hosted ceremonial gatherings long before Stonehenge became the iconic monument seen today.
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Miguel Vargas then hit a 1-1 cutter from Mitch Spence over the left-field wall for his 18th home run of the season to give the Sox a 3-0 lead.
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His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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