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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
By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Then lock the cup into the bottom of the attachment, and slide a lever at the top to press the ice close to the blade.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Before the King can swing his blade, Ji-yeon gets in his way.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Then lock the cup into the bottom of the attachment, and slide a lever at the top to press the ice close to the blade.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Before the King can swing his blade, Ji-yeon gets in his way.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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The trailer highlights the series' signature bone-crunching, sword-swinging action alongside glimpses of Tarabay's rags-to-riches Ashur navigating the politics of the elite.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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The girls are put to the fire anyway, and when the sudden appearance of a crusading Nilfgaardian army seems to offer a chance of escape, Beata is simply killed by a random soldier’s sword.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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While a decade ago the majority of knife crime perpetrated by young people was related to gangs, this is no longer the case, James Alexander, an associate enterprise fellow in criminology at London Metropolitan University, told CNN.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Homemade knives, called shanks, are plentiful inside the prison, several inmates said.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are 10 speeds for nearly any task, and there are also 10 attachments available that transform your mixer into a pasta maker, a veggie cutter and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In addition to guarding Doncic, Kuminga looked comfortable launching bombs from behind the arc against a porous Lakers defense while also creating space as a cutter when Green had the ball at the elbow.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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