honed; honing
1
: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
2
: to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet
… helped her hone her comic timing …—
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honer
noun
honed; honing
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Verb (1)
honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness
honed his crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary as though it were a thrilling novel
honed the edge of the axe until it was amazingly sharp
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Two years later, she was employed in a ceramics factory in Germany, and then moved to Denmark, in 1963, to work in the stoneware department of the Royal Porcelain Factory, now known as Royal Copenhagen—among the most prestigious places in the world to hone the craft.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Eleven has been training hard, honing her powers.
—Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
In Europe, resorts near glaciers in Austria and France provide reliably high-quality snow perfect for honing your tricks and maneuvers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Through multiple drills such as ship-aircraft coordination and live firing, the training fully tested the task group's system-of-systems operational capability and honed its ability to perform diverse tasks under complex conditions.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Two years later, she was employed in a ceramics factory in Germany, and then moved to Denmark, in 1963, to work in the stoneware department of the Royal Porcelain Factory, now known as Royal Copenhagen—among the most prestigious places in the world to hone the craft.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Eleven has been training hard, honing her powers.
—Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
In Europe, resorts near glaciers in Austria and France provide reliably high-quality snow perfect for honing your tricks and maneuvers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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