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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
Hit the ignition button and the blade doesn't just flick on; the light extends like a real lightsaber would.
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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Fan blades are traditionally cast from titanium — a more than 50 percent heavier material and up to 10 times costlier than aluminum — or made from advanced composites, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Barber, the detective, testified that the tip of that knife was broken off, and there appeared to be blood on the blade and handle.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Ice splitting and being smoothed over again and again, and then a blade, a spray of cut ice—then air and water and skin and fragile bone.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Fan blades are traditionally cast from titanium — a more than 50 percent heavier material and up to 10 times costlier than aluminum — or made from advanced composites, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Barber, the detective, testified that the tip of that knife was broken off, and there appeared to be blood on the blade and handle.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Ice splitting and being smoothed over again and again, and then a blade, a spray of cut ice—then air and water and skin and fragile bone.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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The original sword requested by administration officials was given to Eisenhower in 1947 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the end, when Malcolm pulls out a sword on him, Brian is given little choice but to kill Malcolm in front of Ellen in the ensuing battle, tainting the start of the happy couple’s life together.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Place the point of a large chef’s knife at the center of the lobster just below the large claws.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Priester left a cutter over the heart of the plate and Crow-Armstrong pulled it on a line to right.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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