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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
McDavid caught an edge with his skate blade early in the second period after getting tangled up with teammate Mattias Ekholm and the Ducks’ Ian Moore.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The blades of two butcher knives snapped off during the killing spree.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The blade uses a chemical degradation solution that works at ambient temperature and pressure, chemically dissolving the glue holding the blade together, so the high-value carbon fiber can be recovered and reused in new turbines or car parts.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The blades of two butcher knives snapped off during the killing spree.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The blade uses a chemical degradation solution that works at ambient temperature and pressure, chemically dissolving the glue holding the blade together, so the high-value carbon fiber can be recovered and reused in new turbines or car parts.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blade
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There was plenty of sword fighting, martial arts, explosions, fireballs and fireworks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to stop by the concession stand and stock up on liquids before sitting down to watch Rupert Wyatt’s anachronistic swords-and-sandals epic set, as the opening graphics inform us, 1,500 years ago in Arabia.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Police recovered a knife at the scene and took two people of interest into custody, authorities said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives, officials said.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Vodnik threw a first-pitch cutter to Gavin Sheets.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard shared video of Air Force pararescuemen leaping from a C-130 Hercules airplane to meet the crew of a Coast Guard cutter on Sunday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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