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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
Nobody wants to get their hands cut up by a downward moving blade.
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Vilius Kavaliauskas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
No spinning blades, no gearboxes, just kinetic poetry turned into energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
This dulls blades much faster and can also cause scratches and nicks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
These include American Tanto, sheepfoot, serrated and saw blade options, as well as unconventional choices like a comb and can opener/ruler/wrench/seatbelt cutter single-piece multitool.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
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Vilius Kavaliauskas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
No spinning blades, no gearboxes, just kinetic poetry turned into energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
This dulls blades much faster and can also cause scratches and nicks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
These include American Tanto, sheepfoot, serrated and saw blade options, as well as unconventional choices like a comb and can opener/ruler/wrench/seatbelt cutter single-piece multitool.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Clowns entertain crowds at local fairs by twisting skinny balloons into poodles and swords.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Just four minutes later, Decarlos Brown, the passenger behind her, dug into the fold of his clothes and took out what appeared to be a knife.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska began scrolling on her phone and after a few minutes the man pulled out a knife and stabbed her.—
Danielle Wallace , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Healy has been patrolling the Arctic alongside the national security cutter USCGC Waesche since Saturday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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These include American Tanto, sheepfoot, serrated and saw blade options, as well as unconventional choices like a comb and can opener/ruler/wrench/seatbelt cutter single-piece multitool.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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