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
Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The team, largely consisting of members of the North Texas Prescribed Burn Association, edged the field with a water line, creating a moisture barrier to prevent flames from spreading in the wrong direction.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 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
The Wildcats edged defending champion Albany 76-74 in Friday’s other semifinal.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The team, largely consisting of members of the North Texas Prescribed Burn Association, edged the field with a water line, creating a moisture barrier to prevent flames from spreading in the wrong direction.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edged
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The commercial logic behind high-resolution restoration has sharpened considerably as streaming platforms have come to depend on catalogue depth.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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The declassified materials have sharpened scrutiny of how the 2017 intelligence assessment document was produced in the final weeks of the Obama administration, when senior intelligence officials were shaping conclusions about Russian election interference.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is bordered by single family homes on the north and south side of the property, and sits on a street that is roughly 30 feet wide.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Start in Dominical, a low-key beach town bordered by the Baru River.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 5-foot-9 rookie infielder looks like a special hitter with sharp instincts on the basepaths.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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In some species the nipples are fully exposed or are bounded by mere remnants of a pouch.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The territory is roughly bounded by Interstate 10 on the south and west and Loop 410 to the north and east.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edged. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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