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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
The trio, reportedly with help from another inmate, Allen West, began hatching a scheme to leave the island in late 1961 when one of the inmates discovered old saw blades.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Hundreds of them just bought this 15-piece knife set that comes with a variety of versatile blades for prepwork, and another lot of customers went after this Ninja blender that’s great for smoothies, sauces, and frozen drinks.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 May 2025
The shocking death of hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was inadvertently slashed by another player’s skate blade, will not lead to criminal charges, authorities announced Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is upgrading 41 of its turbines with new blades and nacelles (the housing at the top of the tower containing critical electrical components) and adding six new turbines.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Hundreds of them just bought this 15-piece knife set that comes with a variety of versatile blades for prepwork, and another lot of customers went after this Ninja blender that’s great for smoothies, sauces, and frozen drinks.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 May 2025
The shocking death of hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was inadvertently slashed by another player’s skate blade, will not lead to criminal charges, authorities announced Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is upgrading 41 of its turbines with new blades and nacelles (the housing at the top of the tower containing critical electrical components) and adding six new turbines.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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When James and Curry crossed swords in the 2023 playoffs, that six-game slate averaged 7.8 million viewers, peaking with 8.64 million for the deciding telecast on ESPN.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2025
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The reason being is that the sword starts you in Virtuose stance which is a massive damage increase for your first hit.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Apple is not legally required to re-admit Fortnite, but the questions now are whether Apple is going to nitpick some specific thing to deny the app that caused all this, or whether Fortnite has somehow pushed the bounds of the results of the case to twist the knife even further.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The most notable change from a spectators point of view was the swapping of the cutter and changeup as his second-most used pitch.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Crochet throws three of them: four-seamer, sinker and cutter, the last of which has become his bread and butter so far this season.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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