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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 is due to the company’s role as the top blade supplier to industrial gas turbine (IGT) manufacturers.
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Two categories of blade action are found: anvil and bypass.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Cross-checks to the back of the neck, butt-ends of sticks in the ribs, stick blades in the skates, gloves in the face.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Ingenuity's red planet companion, the Perseverance rover, snapped one final shot of Ingenuity, after damage to its rotor blades permanently grounded the vehicle.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Two categories of blade action are found: anvil and bypass.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Cross-checks to the back of the neck, butt-ends of sticks in the ribs, stick blades in the skates, gloves in the face.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Ingenuity's red planet companion, the Perseverance rover, snapped one final shot of Ingenuity, after damage to its rotor blades permanently grounded the vehicle.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Sam Heughan cuts a cake with a sword to celebrate 100 episodes of Outlander in exclusive photos One of the saddest moments of the show yet was poor Rollo's death.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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With her avatar’s oversized sword and comically skimpy battle armor, Apolline takes on one quest after another, rarely leaving the folds of her bedroom.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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The department wrote that Ross turned toward an officer with the knife in hand.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pardons for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol included those who didn’t commit violence as well as those who carried firearms, Tasers, and knives into the melee, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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The officers stopped the vehicle and initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of several burglary tools, including a handsaw, bolt cutters, and pry tools, scattered inside the car.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blade. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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