rough edges
plural noun
: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.
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Earlier in the season, there was a minor controversy over whether the film’s changes to the source material — making its hero less explicitly racist and less complicit in the victimization of a Chinese laborer — sanded down the tale’s rough edges.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep an eye out for rough edges that others may have missed — just be polite when pointing them out to avoid friction.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Check the product for rough edges that could potentially pierce the skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Prolonged, genuine competition over time yields the moments of friction that give a rivalry its rough edges.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep an eye out for rough edges that others may have missed — just be polite when pointing them out to avoid friction.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Check the product for rough edges that could potentially pierce the skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Prolonged, genuine competition over time yields the moments of friction that give a rivalry its rough edges.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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