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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of sharpened
as in sharp
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
the sharpened blade of a lawn mower
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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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