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Recent Examples of sharpen
The key to restoring that perfect onion split is maintaining a sharp knife, though for years, my attempts at using a whetstone were more likely to dull the edge more than sharpen it.
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Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Bailey, who won a Laurence Olivier award in 2019 for his supporting role in Stephen Sondheim's Company, says that his theater runs sharpen his work on screen.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The tempo of Punch slows and the performances sharpen and deepen.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, every new data point sharpens the predictive models guiding conservation, says Evgeny Zakharov, genomics director for the Center for Biodiversity Genomics.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Bailey, who won a Laurence Olivier award in 2019 for his supporting role in Stephen Sondheim's Company, says that his theater runs sharpen his work on screen.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The tempo of Punch slows and the performances sharpen and deepen.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, every new data point sharpens the predictive models guiding conservation, says Evgeny Zakharov, genomics director for the Center for Biodiversity Genomics.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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And so, to Paris, where the tectonic plates of a historic reshuffling of creative directors is grinding into place.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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The songwriting process for the album’s breakout hit started with the track’s grinding post-chorus breakdown, which Walter had created on a whim.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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There is little time left to hone the squad.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Unlike others of his ilk, Dexter has honed his compulsion and focuses only on bad people in Miami who slip through the hands of justice.—
Barry Garron,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Exposure to the outside world, through her father's work, must have whetted MacLeod's appetite for travel, Crichton says.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some argue that a two-state solution would whet rather than satisfy Palestinian political ambitions.—
RICHARD HAASS,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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