rough edges
plural noun
: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.
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The tech icon sought to smooth over rough edges with GOP senators last week during a private meeting about his role in slashing federal workers and government spending.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
In examining them more closely, archaeologists saw they were cut crudely and with rough edges and ax marks, suggesting they were built very quickly.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
From a distance, the island vaguely resembles the Seychelles with its Jurassic boulders scattered around its rough edges.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Overall, Garcia is an emerging talent who has a few rough edges to sand off.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
In examining them more closely, archaeologists saw they were cut crudely and with rough edges and ax marks, suggesting they were built very quickly.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
From a distance, the island vaguely resembles the Seychelles with its Jurassic boulders scattered around its rough edges.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Overall, Garcia is an emerging talent who has a few rough edges to sand off.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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