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Recent Examples of sharpens
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around practical moves.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
If your electric sharpener only sharpens to a 15º angle, don't worry.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
The political reality only sharpens the point.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
This is where the Roth’s value sharpens for pre-retirees.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
As Alphabet sharpens its focus on artificial intelligence to keep pace with rivals, the company has trimmed X’s budget and pushed many of the ventures to spin out as independent companies in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Rear-axle steering sharpens a car this size in ways that defy its footprint.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around practical moves.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
If your electric sharpener only sharpens to a 15º angle, don't worry.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
The political reality only sharpens the point.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
This is where the Roth’s value sharpens for pre-retirees.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
As Alphabet sharpens its focus on artificial intelligence to keep pace with rivals, the company has trimmed X’s budget and pushed many of the ventures to spin out as independent companies in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Rear-axle steering sharpens a car this size in ways that defy its footprint.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpens
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Company executives often meet with clients at Wilson's Sandwich Shop, a Depression-era favorite that still cuts and grinds its hamburger in-house from local cattle.—
Dean Narciso,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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While passengers, for the most part, do their best to extend common courtesy to airline staff, there’s one boarding habit that, unbeknownst to passengers, grinds the gears of flight attendants who are preparing for departure.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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The company has hit a $30 billion annual revenue run rate—a figure that implies a 58% revenue surge in March alone, and edges past the $25 billion run rate OpenAI reported in February.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The study also showed that in France, Netflix edges YouTube as first choice of video service by a thin margin (18% and 12%, respectively).—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Victor Wembanyama hones his own brand of basketball daily.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Both films revolved around Mitchie (Lovato), who hones her vocal talents at the camp alongside the Gray brothers Shane (Joe Jonas), Nate (Nick Jonas), and Jason (Kevin Jonas).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Sharpens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpens. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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