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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
This included small cores prepared for carving, some crude tools such as blades and flakes, and also finished tools which were ready to be used.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
As of writing, pledges start at US$99 for just the device itself and some blades.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
Although the atmosphere is relaxed and festive, the sound of police sirens and the whir of the helicopter’s blades serve as reminders that the authorities remain on high alert.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The tip of the right engine propeller blade separated and punctured the plane's fuselage, seriously injuring a passenger, according to the FAA.
—Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
As of writing, pledges start at US$99 for just the device itself and some blades.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
Although the atmosphere is relaxed and festive, the sound of police sirens and the whir of the helicopter’s blades serve as reminders that the authorities remain on high alert.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The tip of the right engine propeller blade separated and punctured the plane's fuselage, seriously injuring a passenger, according to the FAA.
—Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
Noun
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My comment back then to Tom was, But the Chinese don’t have samurai swords?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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As for weapons, knives and swords of varying types were the ones most frequently used, accounting for 68 percent of all the murders.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Noun
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One of them cut Ford's throat with a 12-inch dagger, while two others stabbed him in the stomach with long fighting knives.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s entire economic agenda is sitting on a knife’s edge.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The meat cutters would show up for work just as many of the clubgoers were going home.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The Coast Guard also diverted the cutter Munro to the area, launched a C-130J Super Hercules aircrew from the air station in Kodiak, and positioned an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew in Adak.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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