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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
What to look for in a quality meat slicer
Blade diameter
Typical consumer-grade meat slicers have 7- or 8-inch blades.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
During enrichment, this uranium hexafluoride is loaded into a centrifuge: a metal cylinder that spins at tens of thousands of revolutions per minute—faster than the blades of a jet engine.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
Another mentions an altercation that began as an argument in a tavern, then escalated to a mass street brawl involving blades and battle-axes.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Saw blades, grinders, and spike traps stand between you and the goal.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
During enrichment, this uranium hexafluoride is loaded into a centrifuge: a metal cylinder that spins at tens of thousands of revolutions per minute—faster than the blades of a jet engine.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
Another mentions an altercation that began as an argument in a tavern, then escalated to a mass street brawl involving blades and battle-axes.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Saw blades, grinders, and spike traps stand between you and the goal.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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While the show allows a myriad of exciting and enticing props — like swords, animals and fire — they all must be approved by producers beforehand for safety purposes.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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In some cases, swords were tossed into bodies of water after their owners died.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Besides allowing for rapid, efficient construction, a modular approach turns data centers into a Swiss Army knife for ever-changing customer needs.—
Andrew Schaap,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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All four had been stabbed multiple times with a large knife.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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To cut dough by machine: Run the pasta sheets through the pasta cutter, then toss noodles with flour to prevent sticking.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The United States Coast Guard cutter USCGC Stratton, left, conducts an exercise with the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Spey, right, in the East China Sea on June 1, 2025.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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