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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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Hitting off a machine in a cage, Duran worked on seeing different angles and pitch shapes, honing his swing decisions in various counts and visualizing at-bats in scenarios with runners on base.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, to the maximum practical extent, capabilities honed at the base are to be scalable to Mars missions and adaptable to evolving national exploration and science needs.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
With expertise honed over 70 years of theme-park entertainment, Disney has tapped into a unique niche of those who want an elevated holiday experience but with all the key Disney elements that make theme parks like Disneyland a bucket-list trip.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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Cabrera, acquired in a January trade with the Miami Marlins, gets a chance to continue honing his relationship with Miguel Amaya, who returned to camp Thursday after Team Panama was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Hitting off a machine in a cage, Duran worked on seeing different angles and pitch shapes, honing his swing decisions in various counts and visualizing at-bats in scenarios with runners on base.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, to the maximum practical extent, capabilities honed at the base are to be scalable to Mars missions and adaptable to evolving national exploration and science needs.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
With expertise honed over 70 years of theme-park entertainment, Disney has tapped into a unique niche of those who want an elevated holiday experience but with all the key Disney elements that make theme parks like Disneyland a bucket-list trip.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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