sharps 1 of 2

noun

plural of sharp
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field the computer sharp that the rest of the staff turns to whenever their PCs act up

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sharps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sharp
as in trills

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Recent Examples of sharps
Noun
As at-home healthcare continues to grow, ensuring sharps are consistently and properly disposed of will only become more important. — Irina Butler, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharps
  1. experts
  2. trills
  3. adepts
  4. scholars
  5. virtuosos
  6. masters
  7. hands
  8. wizards
Noun
  • When a disinfectant is necessary, Hunt and other experts say products with citric acid, hydrogen peroxide and ethyl alcohol, such as alcohol wipes, are safer alternatives.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of experts
Verb
  • McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Definition of trills
Noun
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners, and librarians.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Those workers understand what a white-collar reader mostly does not, which is that the moment your knowledge leaves your hands is the moment your leverage leaves with it.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The wizards did have some help from legacy actors, including Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle and Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback, in the closer.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizards

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