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honed in (on)

verb

past tense of hone in (on)

as in pointed

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According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
It feels pointed at this point.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of pointed

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The strikes also aimed to limit Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Israel says the strikes are aimed at militant targets and accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of aimed

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The leader, facing a tough re-election battle, has focused much of his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote on security.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of focused

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Volunteers also reported that Basabe continually directed the speaker toward them even after Miami Beach code compliance officers told him that its volume exceeded the city’s noise limit.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent fights and threats at Beyer High The football investigation follows other incidents at Beyer High School in recent weeks, including fights that prompted a campus lockdown and a threatening social media post directed at the school.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of directed

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Before this year, Democrats had the advantage in that district, which was centered in Osceola County and was heavily Hispanic.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
In art and iconography Lakshmana is typically represented as a part of a group centered on Rama rather than as an individual deity.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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