Can you sharpen the image?
The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.
The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.
Recent Examples on the WebPeople sharpening their machetes and sweeping their front stoops and playing dominoes.—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024 President Joe Biden and Democrats must sharpen their message to re-energize Black voters.—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024 But an emerging horror genre sharpens the same technologies into instruments of exploitation, turning clinics into torture chambers and doctors into demons.—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 The rodeo alliance disagrees with the claim that animals are being harmed at any local events, saying no local groups use electric prods, sharpened spurs or other equipment or techniques criticized by animal rights groups.—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024 The deployment took place ahead of the expansion of Israeli military operations around Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where much of its population has sought safety, sharpening Egyptian fears that Palestinians could be forced en masse out of the enclave.—Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024 After a mention in passing in the Vulture article, Rotten Tomatoes sharpened its ax.—Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024 She’s done this in flashes throughout her career, but her vision truly sharpened on The Lion King: The Gift, her compilation soundtrack for the 2019 photorealistic Lion King remake that doubled as a love letter to Afrobeats, which was then only just starting to cross over to the global stage.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024 These principles have sharpened my approach to complex challenges, fostering a more compassionate and direct mindset.—Greg Salvato, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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