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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
Factors such as mowing frequency, grass type, obstacles, and cutting height contribute to blade dulling.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Grass left unmowed for a full month can grow 10–12 inches tall, and cutting more than a third of the blade in June can shock the turf heading into summer.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Cutting more than a third of the grass blade at once in June can shock the turf and compromise its health heading into summer, the season when lawns are already under stress from heat and drought.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Letting grass grow unchecked can lead to 10–12 inch blades, and cutting that much back at once can stress your lawn heading into summer.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Grass left unmowed for a full month can grow 10–12 inches tall, and cutting more than a third of the blade in June can shock the turf heading into summer.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Cutting more than a third of the grass blade at once in June can shock the turf and compromise its health heading into summer, the season when lawns are already under stress from heat and drought.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Letting grass grow unchecked can lead to 10–12 inch blades, and cutting that much back at once can stress your lawn heading into summer.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The layout resembled a samurai sword, where the hardest material is concentrated mainly along the cutting edge.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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South Carolina is also one of several states that has noted a concerning trend of weapons like knives and blades entering their facilities through drone deliveries.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Gun control activists slammed the moves as dangerous and irresponsible just days after authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and kill the Republican president.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2026
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Right-hander Grant Holmes started throwing effective cutters, and the Rockies failed to adjust.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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Munetaka Murakami blasted a cutter from Jake Woodford over the right-field wall for a home run in the ninth inning of the March 26 season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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