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Even if this sounds like something out of the twilight zone for parents, the new feature hones in on opt-in location sharing technology that is already a part of some social media sites, like Facebook messenger, according to Jordan.
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Johnson is considered a strong game-planner, Pedon helps install Holtmann's free flowing offense and Schrage hones in on individual tendencies of the opponent.
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Hone shows us how to harness the (thankfully common) power of our own resilience to work our way through a horrible loss.
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Ball is meeting with the Lakers again Friday in a private setting as Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka hone in on their strategy for next week.
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The fest's BPM's label showcases and brand parties will be spread across two neighboring municipalities, Portimão and Lagoa, while the fest epicenter hones in around NoSoloÁgua's beaches.
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Hone your sales skills, help customers and you, too, can share in the rewards.
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Origin and Etymology of hone
Middle English, from Old English hān stone; akin to Old Norse hein whetstone, Latin cot-, cos, Sanskrit śiśāti he whets
Recent Examples of hone from the Web
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The ancient genomes indicate that Southern Africans split off from Western Africans several thousand years ago, and subsequently evolved key adaptations that honed their taste buds and protected them from the sun.
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Putin is known to prepare assiduously for such high-stakes encounters with foreign counterparts, developing a command of policy objectives and honing a strategy to extract concessions, one U.S. official said.
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All had precisely honed insights about the nature of humanity and of evil that remade expectations of what TV could do.
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The logic wasn’t faulty: Research supports the idea that better relationships between teachers and students lead to better learning—and that such relationships are easier to hone when teachers know their students’ home turf.
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Rhodes' comments dovetail with many other reports over the past two years spotlighting how Russia has been honing its social-media propaganda skills.
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To say for sure, scientists would have to do specific studies that honed in on shoe age and controlled for things like training plans and biomechanics that also influence the odds of getting hurt—studies that just haven't been done yet.
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Her time at the farm-to-table restaurant helped her hone that ability.
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Conti spent years honing her martial arts skills in her native Brazil, eventually being promoted to black belt in judo and blue belt in jiu-jitsu.
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Origin and Etymology of hone
see 1hone
Recent Examples of hone from the Web
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The ancient genomes indicate that Southern Africans split off from Western Africans several thousand years ago, and subsequently evolved key adaptations that honed their taste buds and protected them from the sun.
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Putin is known to prepare assiduously for such high-stakes encounters with foreign counterparts, developing a command of policy objectives and honing a strategy to extract concessions, one U.S. official said.
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All had precisely honed insights about the nature of humanity and of evil that remade expectations of what TV could do.
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The logic wasn’t faulty: Research supports the idea that better relationships between teachers and students lead to better learning—and that such relationships are easier to hone when teachers know their students’ home turf.
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Rhodes' comments dovetail with many other reports over the past two years spotlighting how Russia has been honing its social-media propaganda skills.
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To say for sure, scientists would have to do specific studies that honed in on shoe age and controlled for things like training plans and biomechanics that also influence the odds of getting hurt—studies that just haven't been done yet.
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Her time at the farm-to-table restaurant helped her hone that ability.
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Conti spent years honing her martial arts skills in her native Brazil, eventually being promoted to black belt in judo and blue belt in jiu-jitsu.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hone'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of hone
Middle French hoigner to grumble
HONE Defined for Kids
hone
playDefinition of hone for Students
honed
;honing
: to sharpen with or as if with a fine abrasive stone
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