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.
—Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022
Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Stafford edged New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye after throwing a career-best 46 touchdowns.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
In his hands, Danny’s charms quickly curdle into selfishness and sharp-edged violence.
—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
That spring, the SEC led with 59 draft picks, while the Pac-12 (43) edged the Big Ten (42) and ACC (41) for second and the Big 12 had 31 selections.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Stafford edged New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye after throwing a career-best 46 touchdowns.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edged
Verb
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While country storytelling shaped her structure, Swift said emo and pop-punk music sharpened her lyrical instincts.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But over the last decade, that intelligence has only sharpened.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The home of Karen Quijada, a survivor from the Las Aranejas area of Concepción, was built two decades ago at the edge of the city and was bordered by thick forest.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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It is bordered by the Thames River and Long Island Sound to the west, east, and south.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nikola Katic, a mountain of a defender, all elbows and sharp edges, was terrific before suffering a season-ending injury during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification win over Italy.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Three candidates are vying to lead Chula Vista, San Diego County’s second-largest city, in the June primary, with the winner set to serve a four-year term atop a City Council that has been marked in recent years by sharp partisan division.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The project area is bounded by the Midlothian Turnpike, Central Avenue, 147th Street and Lamon Avenue.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After all, in Game 3, Banchero made a game-clinching 3 in the final minute that bounded high off the back of the rim and miraculously fell through.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edged. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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