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Recent Examples of sharpen
In the Coachella Valley, where the namesake festival takes place, that fantasy sharpened to reality.
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Lia Tabackman, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
The Biden administration originally designed export controls to curtail China’s access to advanced AI chips — but under Trump, the policy has sharpened.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2025
Instead, double down on nurturing customer relationships, enhancing user experience and sharpening your differentiation.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
As future data sharpens these measurements, the findings could point us in a weird new direction – perhaps even challenging Einstein’s theory of gravity itself.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Lia Tabackman, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
The Biden administration originally designed export controls to curtail China’s access to advanced AI chips — but under Trump, the policy has sharpened.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2025
Instead, double down on nurturing customer relationships, enhancing user experience and sharpening your differentiation.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
As future data sharpens these measurements, the findings could point us in a weird new direction – perhaps even challenging Einstein’s theory of gravity itself.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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The nation’s court system has been ground zero for pushback to President Trump’s sweeping conservative agenda, with about 200 lawsuits filed challenging policies on everything from immigration to education to mass layoffs of federal workers.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The nation’s court system has been ground zero for pushback to President Donald Trump’s sweeping conservative agenda, with about 200 lawsuits filed challenging policies on everything from immigration to education to mass layoffs of federal workers.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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Akil takes an approach better suited for a visual medium, making the two halves of the couple equal co-leads and finely honing each character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 May 2025
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The 34-year-old Alvarado, who hails from the Mexican state of Sonora, honed her craft at such places as Cosme in New York City and Mirazur in Menton, France.—
Anya von Bremzen,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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But the slightly slanted exterior architecture is just a way to whet your architectural appetite.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fans hungry for the start of the Pirates season can whet their appetite with a bevy of new food offerings coming to PNC Park.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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