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Recent Examples of sharpens
March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around meaningful goals.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Aries March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around meaningful goals.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Now, the young core sharpens its claws for knockout football.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the sun sheds light on responsibility and reputation, while Mercury sharpens conversations around commitments, boundaries and long-term plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
When operating models are aligned, AI sharpens focus and accelerates learning.
—Katerin Le Folcalvez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
As the mile markers count down, Old Florida sharpens into focus.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
McNaughton’s derivative style sharpens the contrast.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The Gemini moon aligning with Pluto sharpens your focus.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Aries March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around meaningful goals.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Now, the young core sharpens its claws for knockout football.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the sun sheds light on responsibility and reputation, while Mercury sharpens conversations around commitments, boundaries and long-term plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
When operating models are aligned, AI sharpens focus and accelerates learning.
—Katerin Le Folcalvez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
As the mile markers count down, Old Florida sharpens into focus.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
McNaughton’s derivative style sharpens the contrast.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The Gemini moon aligning with Pluto sharpens your focus.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpens
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This week’s strikes came as the conflict grinds through its fourth winter, plunging cities into prolonged energy blackouts while temperatures dip well below freezing and are forecast to drop further.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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But Kingstown grinds him up through the prison riots, through being fired from his job to accidentally being responsible for the death of his mother.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mikel Arteta is hopeful of having Kai Havertz available for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Liverpool as the German forward edges closer to his return to action.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other defensive losses include edges Trey White and Ryan Henderson, linebacker Owen Chambliss and safeties Dalesean Staley and Dwayne McDougle.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sharpens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpens. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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