blades

noun

plural of blade
1
as in swords
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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2
as in knives
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 blades Musk said SpaceX is developing in-house casting for natural gas turbine blades and vanes, which is Howmet's turf. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 One recent breakthrough in ground testing involved the larger rotor blades that will fly on the SkyFall helicopters. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Printed via silk screen onto paper, the images sit on aluminum backings that extend above and below them like blades. — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The kids had already explored both play structures, said hi to a dog, and picked blades of grass beneath a tree. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The easiest way to distinguish crabgrass from other grasses is its blades, which Roger May, director of operations support at TruGreen, says are light green and typically grow flat instead of upright. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026 Many of the blades made late in the war were rushed through production, and many slipped through that were too brittle or too soft. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 Single-crystal turbine blades remove the grain boundaries found inside ordinary metals. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 At some point, the child fell from the platform and was partially run over by the mower, which had its blades engaged. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blades
  1. swords
  2. knives
  3. cutters
Noun
  • There were various life-size swords on display, such as the Zenithian sword and the Sword of Light from Dragon Quest XI.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Fans were still filing in, braving 90-degree heat with novelty beer swords in hand, as Maiava moved USC methodically down the field, punching in a one-yard keeper for an early score.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • As with those knives, the Helton has no plastics or resin-based composites, just premium metals like 6061 aluminum, stainless steel and phosphor bronze.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to Tisch, Cisneros then waved her knives and began to advance on the officers, who attempted to subdue the woman with a Taser before employing lethal force.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of knives
Noun
  • Pitchers are disguising their four-seamers up with more cutters in than ever before, so just advising him to be more aggressive in the zone is not good enough.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In Minneapolis, another has gone viral for videos of himself dismantling the equipment with bolt cutters.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutters

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“Blades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blades. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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