rough edges
plural noun
: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.
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Both colorways feature overlays that appear to be made out of bouclé or chenille and feature rough edges.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Circular sanders smooth rough edges on costly Sitka spruce soundboards.
—Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
When the rough dressing out is finished, a little fancy work is in order on blood clots, rough edges, and bloodshot tissues about the bullet hole.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this was Stuart Vevers’s, Coach’s creative director, intention since his spring 2006 collection is a great ode to the beauty, charm and rough edges of the Big Apple.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Circular sanders smooth rough edges on costly Sitka spruce soundboards.
—Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
When the rough dressing out is finished, a little fancy work is in order on blood clots, rough edges, and bloodshot tissues about the bullet hole.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this was Stuart Vevers’s, Coach’s creative director, intention since his spring 2006 collection is a great ode to the beauty, charm and rough edges of the Big Apple.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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