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sharpened

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verb

past tense of sharpen
as in ground
to make sharp or sharper you need to sharpen your penknife's blade frequently in order to be able to whittle properly

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“Sharpened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpened. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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