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Recent Examples of sharpen
Learn more or sharpen your planting and gardening skills with fellow community members.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The political reality only sharpens the point.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
There is a sense that industry contraction, rather than killing creativity, may be forcing the business to sharpen its focus.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
This is where the Roth’s value sharpens for pre-retirees.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The political reality only sharpens the point.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
There is a sense that industry contraction, rather than killing creativity, may be forcing the business to sharpen its focus.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
This is where the Roth’s value sharpens for pre-retirees.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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By modern standards, nearly everyone on earth lived lives of grinding, unthinkable poverty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Each year, as the weather improves, Russia has moved its grinding war of attrition up a gear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The kitchen features honed Calacatta marble counters and opens to a backyard.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
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This iterative loop, nested with separate optimizations for structure and parameters, allows the system to continuously hone its creations.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Let the lemonade whet your whistle, then explore the rest of the city’s surprisingly accomplished food scene.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jaresko said taking over any part of Ukraine will only whet Putin’s imperialist appetite.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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