sharped

Definition of sharpednext
past tense of sharp
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Verb
  • To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
    Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There's also been bipartisan momentum at the federal level to determine how benefits can be harmonized among the states or under the federal government, according to Emily Wielk, senior policy analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • During a sweeter moment in his set, the singer pulled up his own music videos and harmonized with his younger self.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Beltrán trolled his own teammate on national television by drawing fake hair on his head with it.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Sharped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharped. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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