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An impressive four-game winning streak followed a lopsided loss at Wazzu that had some natives not just restless but greasing skids and sharpening pitchforks.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The company successfully maintained the implant’s effectiveness by updating its algorithms to sharpen signal interpretation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The violin maker whose hands still sharpen the same knives.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Gass, who’s been CEO at Levi’s since January 2024, has been building on and sharpening the company’s efforts to expand its own direct-to-consumer business, which currently accounts for 46 percent of sales, and bring in more women shoppers.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The company successfully maintained the implant’s effectiveness by updating its algorithms to sharpen signal interpretation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The violin maker whose hands still sharpen the same knives.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Gass, who’s been CEO at Levi’s since January 2024, has been building on and sharpening the company’s efforts to expand its own direct-to-consumer business, which currently accounts for 46 percent of sales, and bring in more women shoppers.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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The Indiana Fever, a part of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, have been ground zero for the W’s soaring financial standing.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The breaches come as the air travel industry has been dealing with an onslaught of cyberattacks that have caused disruptions for customers and ground some of the world’s largest airports to a halt.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The series will launch on YouTube later this year, honing and building IP.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Freshman year is about discovering passions and honing talent.—
RACHEL SPECTOR,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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It’s definitely whetted my appetite to do a lot more.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of the release, we've been given a new Avatar: Fire & Ash trailer to whet our appetites.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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