as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
I was surprised at how sharp the stropped razor was
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as in stoned
to make sharp or sharper
at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades
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Adjective
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In addition to the sharp shape, the coffee brown shade gives the bag a more elevated feel.
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During male puberty, rising testosterone drives the cartilage to grow forward and meet at a sharper angle, while simultaneously lengthening the vocal folds and vocal tract housed just behind it.
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That gap matters because the science on prevention has sharpened considerably in the past two years.
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One of the joys of Air, down to the breathy purity of its title, is its contempt for design—an easy target, but one for which Kracht has sharpened his blade.
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“Stropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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