strops

verb

present tense third-person singular of strop
as in sharpens
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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  1. sharpens
  2. grinds
  3. edges
Verb
  • Experience in commercial roles often sharpens a leader’s focus on value proposition—truly understanding what differentiates an offering and why a customer would choose it.
    — Andy Watts, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Blind, which follows a writer whose loss of sight sharpens her creative imagination, premiered in Sundance and Berlin.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharpens
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  • Today, the company has a staff of about 35 and roasts, winnows, and grinds chocolate from scratch at its factory in Somerville.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That dust grinds at the wheel bearings and works past the seals.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of grinds
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  • Aspen/alder edges with an understory of hazelbrush are prime Michigan locations.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The movie doesn’t shy away from letting Tony make mistakes—at times, the character edges toward outright villainy—and Banderas animates Chef with a contrasting moral clarity whose force feels almost physical.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of edges
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“Strops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strops. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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