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Recent Examples of sharpen
The gender gap also sharpened since 2020, with women breaking for Harris by 55-43% while men went for Trump by 57-41%.
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
These insights can help leaders sharpen their perspective, refine their leadership style and tackle complex situations with greater confidence.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This system uses the company’s AI platform, which has been trained on millions of dental images, to sharpen blurry X-ray images and add color and other visualizations to more clearly highlight potential dental health issues.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Heff’s struggles with this art — not to mention his inert, unsuccessful attempts to get a girlfriend — only sharpened his image of himself as a beautiful failure.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
These insights can help leaders sharpen their perspective, refine their leadership style and tackle complex situations with greater confidence.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This system uses the company’s AI platform, which has been trained on millions of dental images, to sharpen blurry X-ray images and add color and other visualizations to more clearly highlight potential dental health issues.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Heff’s struggles with this art — not to mention his inert, unsuccessful attempts to get a girlfriend — only sharpened his image of himself as a beautiful failure.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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It’s often praised to put your head down and grind it out alone — a great display of belief in oneself — but leaning into the help of others creates a community around your ideas, which is crucial to your entrepreneurial journey.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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And lead-containing equipment used in the grinding process can contaminate the final product.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The tools used to hone disinformation in elections are here to stay.Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The traditionally Mexican distillate is derived from the agave plant, often using methods that have been honed across generations, with varieties that impart flavors ranging from smoky to earthy and acidic.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Special Spirits In every casino, almost anything goes (within reason) to whet the appetites of major players, from craps table pizza deliveries to the presentation $55,000+ bottle of 2016 Screaming Eagle at dinner.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Any concessions or willingness to countenance his aggression has simply whetted his appetite to go further.Stephan Kieninger / Made by History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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