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as in swords
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 knives
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 blades
Each build has movable pieces, like the plane's propellers or rotor blades on the helicopter.
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
His then-3-year-old sister was reportedly found in reach of blades and swords and taken into state custody.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
They are commonly massed in lawns, where the linear foliage disappears among grass blades when the flowers fade.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
How to Make the Ice Method More Effective To clean your garbage disposal the proper way, combine ice with salt, which helps scrub the blades clean, and lemon to neutralize odors and create a fresh scent.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
The two companies fitted half out of the planned 150 recyclable blades across 50 of the project’s 100 offshore turbines earlier this month.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
For years, their days and nights were spent on their Instagram feed, and their Instagram feed was filled with images of girls falling off buildings, videos of blades cutting into unscarred flesh, and soft music framing stylized photos of hanging bodies.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Bamboo is naturally resistant to bacteria and gentle on knife edges, helping to maintain your blades’ sharpness.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
That could make used turbine blades valuable to plastic recycling plants, while utilizing a relatively environmentally friendly process.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
His then-3-year-old sister was reportedly found in reach of blades and swords and taken into state custody.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
They are commonly massed in lawns, where the linear foliage disappears among grass blades when the flowers fade.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
How to Make the Ice Method More Effective To clean your garbage disposal the proper way, combine ice with salt, which helps scrub the blades clean, and lemon to neutralize odors and create a fresh scent.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
The two companies fitted half out of the planned 150 recyclable blades across 50 of the project’s 100 offshore turbines earlier this month.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
For years, their days and nights were spent on their Instagram feed, and their Instagram feed was filled with images of girls falling off buildings, videos of blades cutting into unscarred flesh, and soft music framing stylized photos of hanging bodies.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Bamboo is naturally resistant to bacteria and gentle on knife edges, helping to maintain your blades’ sharpness.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
That could make used turbine blades valuable to plastic recycling plants, while utilizing a relatively environmentally friendly process.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blades
Noun
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If a book has swords and dragons on the cover, chances are boys will be interested.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Peter was eating ice-cream cake; kids chased one another across the lawn brandishing foam swords and squirt guns.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Others just shrug, throw all their knives in the dishwasher week after week, and then toss them into a drawer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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Use a 2 1/2-inch and 1-inch round cutters to cut donut shapes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Blades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blades. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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