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Recent Examples of sharpen
Instead of offering relief, lucidity sharpens his misanthropy.
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Rodents chew on the wiring as a food source and to sharpen their teeth.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Cleaning, sharpening, and oiling metal tools preps them for their best performance and ease of use.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
For the past 500 years, humans have been slowly sharpening their talent for projecting the populations of the future.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Rodents chew on the wiring as a food source and to sharpen their teeth.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Cleaning, sharpening, and oiling metal tools preps them for their best performance and ease of use.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
For the past 500 years, humans have been slowly sharpening their talent for projecting the populations of the future.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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During the depths of the pandemic, Las Vegas’ blindingly bustling main boulevard jerked to a grinding halt that highlighted the unconventional traits of the world’s biggest entertainment mecca — like how the grand doors to Sin City’s extravagant resorts are never closed nor unstaffed.—
Leena Tailor,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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No Ukrainian officials were present at the meeting, which came as the beleaguered country is slowly but steadily losing ground against more numerous Russian troops in a grinding war that began nearly three years ago.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her experience working for high-level brands in the fashion industry honed her customer service skills.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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It is honed on the two pitches adjacent to the stadium — a humble contrast to Bournemouth’s new £40million ($50.5m) training ground at Canford Magna nine miles away, which opens next month.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The event is also meant to whet the appetite for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, where NHL players are also slated to participate.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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His appetite for the catwalk was whetted after he was selected to be a guest designer at Pitti Uomo in Florence last January.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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