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adjective

ˈejd How to pronounce edged (audio)
Definition of edgednext
as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something always store your finely edged knives in a knife block

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verb

past tense of edge
1
as in ground
to make sharp or sharper if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows

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2
as in bordered
to serve as a border for pavement edging the flower bed

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Recent Examples of edged
Adjective
In his hands, Danny’s charms quickly curdle into selfishness and sharp-edged violence. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022 Leading without a baton, Luisi uses his hands to mold sounds alternately soft- and hard-edged, dark and dense or bright and shiny. — Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022
Verb
Grand Prismatic Spring from the air is insane, a pucker of turquoise ringed by yellow and orange in a blast zone edged by dense lodgepole pines. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026 Christopher Bell edged Joey Logano at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the NASCAR All-Star Race on May 18, 2025. — CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for edged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edged
  1. sharp
  2. sharpened
  3. bordered
  4. bounded
Adjective
  • Not that the knives are sharp enough to cut the tension Angela describes in the room.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • The sharp lyrics and title are embodied in the music itself, most notably in the relentless rhythm section, which reflects the endless pursuit of conformity and ambition that Smith criticizes.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Definition of sharp
Verb
  • Skubal’s energy and edge are tools, sharpened over the years and ready to deploy against slights real or invented.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The 55-year-old star of The Odyssey (in theaters now), Christopher Nolan‘s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, says in his PEOPLE cover story interview that his priorities have sharpened upon celebrating a milestone birthday.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
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  • Mandatory evacuations remained in place Tuesday for an area bordered to the north by Lake County Road 9, to the west by Twining Peak, to the south by Lake County Road 11 and to the east by Derry Ditch.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
  • More than a dozen of them bordered the states of Washington, Minnesota, Michigan and Maine.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of bordered
Verb
  • The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Down 2-0 entering the ninth inning against the New York Mets, the Red Sox bounded back to tie the score and win 3-2 in extra innings, their impressive midseason run stretching their current win streak to nine games to close out the first half.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 13 July 2026
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