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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as in bordered
to serve as a border for
pavement edging the flower bed
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Recent Examples of edged
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.
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Dallas News,
18 Feb. 2022
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Los Alamitos edged Trinity League champion Santa Margarita by one stroke at the CIF-SCGA SoCal Regional for the third and final state berth.
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Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Adjective
In his hands, Danny’s charms quickly curdle into selfishness and sharp-edged violence.
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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
Live variety specials, by contrast, edged up to 28 from 26.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Los Alamitos edged Trinity League champion Santa Margarita by one stroke at the CIF-SCGA SoCal Regional for the third and final state berth.
—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edged
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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Netanyahu, 76, has spent decades mastering political theater, sharp messaging and grand performances.
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That gap matters because the science on prevention has sharpened considerably in the past two years.
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One of the joys of Air, down to the breathy purity of its title, is its contempt for design—an easy target, but one for which Kracht has sharpened his blade.
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The evacuation area was bordered to the north by Disappointment Road, to the south by the Glade Ranch community, to the west by the fire and to the east by Road 30, according to the office.
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His father was born on the reservation, land bordered by the Rio Grande and today, a 30-foot steel wall.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
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“Edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edged. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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