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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
To sharpen this type of blade, use a damp whetstone and run the blade across it from handle to tip at a 15-degree angle.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
That first day of searching investigators found eight jail-break packets with security bits, handcuff keys, razor blades and saw blades in the jail's medical unit.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The tools split between the two sides include a plain-edge blade, saw that doubles as the ferro striker, stake puller, awl, bottle opener and ruler.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Immediately the bureaucrats would announce that the cuts inevitably mean death and suffering, because every dollar in their department was spent so well and efficiently that there was not one single thing that could be cut before the blade sliced into essential life-support services.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
That first day of searching investigators found eight jail-break packets with security bits, handcuff keys, razor blades and saw blades in the jail's medical unit.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The tools split between the two sides include a plain-edge blade, saw that doubles as the ferro striker, stake puller, awl, bottle opener and ruler.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Immediately the bureaucrats would announce that the cuts inevitably mean death and suffering, because every dollar in their department was spent so well and efficiently that there was not one single thing that could be cut before the blade sliced into essential life-support services.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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Trade War Overview Tariff threats and trade policies are being weaponized to advance U.S. geopolitical conflict deterrence and economic statecraft, acting as the sword and shield of economic security to support U.S. self-sufficiency and undercut Chinese economic power.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some weapons, like warhammers, can only do blunt damage, while something like a sword or spear can switch between slicing and stabbing at the push of a button.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lenard speculated that some of Shaheen’s wounds were hesitation wounds, which are common when someone uses a knife to die by suicide.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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One thing past cost cutters have practiced, humane treatment and protection of the American public seems to have been forgotten today.—
Peter Buonome,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain’s daring hairstyle, which also featured choppy baby bangs, required a team of hair pros including stylist Sami Knight, cutter Frank (who goes by @fabulousfrank on Instagram) and colorist Anthony Vincent Ronquillo.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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