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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
The soft cheese knife is designed with round holes across sections of the blade.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Move too fast, and the blade retracts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Geekie even swapped out the usual black tape on his blade with white during Thursday’s morning skate.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
So don’t worry about bringing it on flights – just remember to discard the blade before boarding.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Move too fast, and the blade retracts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Geekie even swapped out the usual black tape on his blade with white during Thursday’s morning skate.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
So don’t worry about bringing it on flights – just remember to discard the blade before boarding.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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The rousing trailer finds Prince Adam bored to death hiding out at a generic corporate desk job on Earth when his precious sword is discovered, which sends him on a wild odyssey back to the land of Eternia and its talking tigers, spaceships, gothic castles, and magic swords.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That is, until somebody tracks down his sword.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sleet cutters will also be put in to make sure the power connection to overhead lines is not lost.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The agency is planning to deploy ice scrapers or cutters along the light rail wires to prevent overhead catenaries, the network of wires that provide electric power to trains, from icing and losing power.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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