rough edges

plural noun

: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.

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Plus, your lawn will likely get a better cut when obstacles are removed and rough edges are smoothed. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026 In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain. Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026 The short’s dreamy black-and-white sequences, as well as its absence of character dialogue, sanded down AI’s rough edges. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026 As the sensitive Pisces Moon meets romantic Venus, we may be drawn to kindness, simple pleasures, and smoothing rough edges. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rough edges

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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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