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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
It was meant to look like a stiletto blade from the Renaissance period, when the banking families were literally fighting each other to create these fonts of generational wealth.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Rather than skates, players use double blade sledges that allow the puck to slide underneath and have two sticks, which have a spike-end for propulsion and a blade-end for handling the puck.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
An early iteration of the build didn’t utilize a chain drive, and because the gearing was so high, turning the blades quickly enough to cut thick brush was almost impossible.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Rather than skates, players use double blade sledges that allow the puck to slide underneath and have two sticks, which have a spike-end for propulsion and a blade-end for handling the puck.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
An early iteration of the build didn’t utilize a chain drive, and because the gearing was so high, turning the blades quickly enough to cut thick brush was almost impossible.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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Bryant then began removing his sword from his backpack, following behind the victim.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Rasoulof and Panahi have fueled the understanding with their personal stories too, the former fleeing from Iran under the sword of a prison sentence and the latter running toward it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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In a lot of the openings, there’s always a scene in the kitchen with a knife.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Mar. 2026
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The younger Hight grabbed a kitchen knife, and Jackson drew his gun.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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