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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
Rendered incapable of future flight after crashing in January 2024 and damaging its rotor blade, the 4-pound Ingenuity performed 72 flights for nearly three years at Mars.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Based on the handle, the blade appeared to be 5 inches long, police said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
The shorter blade also struggled with thick, wide loaves.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Metal blades or any other sharp object made of metal, wood, or other materials.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Based on the handle, the blade appeared to be 5 inches long, police said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
The shorter blade also struggled with thick, wide loaves.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Metal blades or any other sharp object made of metal, wood, or other materials.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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The sword was taken as evidence, and Fernandez was arrested.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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From fire irons to swords, guns to clothes airers, Nesbø — who wrote the screenplay himself — finds a myriad ways to dispatch his unlucky victims, a significant number of whom also lose limbs before bleeding out.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Falls at Willow Creek Apartments were on lockdown as SWAT negotiated with the suspect, who was armed with a knife and sword, according to the Folsom Police Department.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy The journey to the titanium spork wound through Hollywood, forks with knives for handles, and a bizarre American craze for turtle soup.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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A couple of cutters, couple of good sliders.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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