as in sharpening
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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The event allowed Democrats to outline overlapping priorities — including universal support for expanding Medicaid — while sharpening other differences in their platforms.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Besides cleaning it, sharpening the blades, and draining the gas, don’t overlook your mower’s oil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Downtown tunnel closures The rail grinding project will also be coordinated with the weekend closures of the Downtown subway tunnel to combine efforts in the area and reduce the impact on riders.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Marty Supreme follows a wildly gifted, unapologetically cocky aspiring table tennis superstar named Marty Mauser (Chalamet), grinding it in Lower Manhattan circa 1952.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Stropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropping. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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