rough edges

plural noun

: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.

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But some of those rough edges Stewart called out remain; the state is also ground zero for election denialism and conspiracy theories. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 There are undoubtedly some rough edges, but Veilguard is a grand return to form that’s one of the year’s best. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 But nostalgia, as the saying goes, files rough edges off the good old days. Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024 There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rough edges 

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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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