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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
  • Clarity delivered with genuine respect sharpens leadership rather than weakening it.
    — Vaishali Dev, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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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  • Finance ministers and central bank officials of G20 countries convene in Asheville, North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday as the US-Iran war grinds into its sixth month, raising inflation expectations and keeping energy prices elevated.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As Poles grinds through his Sunday, The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain and Dan Wiederer offer this roster projection.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of grinds
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  • Tennessee edges past Houston because the Cougars struggled a bit with Oregon State.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To do this, Hearns recommends applying tape in short sections to avoid stretching it too far, then firmly rubbing the tape edges down for a secure barrier (something like a plastic putty knife or a credit card works great).
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of edges
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“Strops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strops. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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