Definition of razor
: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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Gentiloni, who has a razor-thin majority, is also overseeing state intervention to help Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, Italy’s oldest bank, as well as Banca Popolare di Vicenza SpA and Veneto Banca SpA. 6.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is operating under razor-thin margins and needs 50 votes—assuming Vice President Mike Pence breaks a tie—to pass the straight-forward repeal bill under the reconciliation process.
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He the third Democrat in that race after last year’s election where the incumbent won a ninth-term by a razor-thin margin.
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Out of more than 136 million votes cast, Trump’s victory in the Electoral College came down to a razor-thin edge of only 77,744 votes across three states: Pennsylvania (44,292 votes), Wisconsin (22,748 votes), and Michigan (10,704 votes).
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If you are stung, remove large spines, try to shave small ones off with a razor, and soak your foot in hot water with Epsom salt to help dissolve spines that remain.
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When the victim denied it, he was slashed on the neck with a razor blade, San Diego police said.
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Outside Union Station, with his mobile hairdressing gear in his backpack — a gown, razor, comb, some clips and scissors — Coombes came upon Thomas, a 70-year-old Vietnam veteran who has been homeless for 10 years.
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Republican Karen Handel’s campaign, by contrast, is counting on strong conservative turnout Tuesday to put her over the top in the razor-tight race.
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Origin and Etymology of razor
Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase
RAZOR Defined for English Language Learners
razor
playDefinition of razor for English Language Learners
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: a tool or device with a sharp edge that is used to shave or cut hair from the face, body, or head
RAZOR Defined for Kids
razor
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: a sharp cutting instrument used to shave off hair
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