honed; honing
1
: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
2
: to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet
helped her hone her comic timing—
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honer
noun
honed; honing
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Verb (1)
honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness
honed his crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary as though it were a thrilling novel
honed the edge of the axe until it was amazingly sharp
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Having a specialty can separate your B2B business from the competition and enable you to hone your expertise in a specific market.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
However, that reprieve from using his training (both in fighting techniques and honing his other senses to supernatural levels) is short-lived, with a gasp-inducing opening sequence that shatters any illusion that this revival wouldn’t be as gritty and brutal as its predecessor.
—Dominic Baez, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
The United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region are conducting exercises in two strategic locations to hone their skills in hunting hostile submarines.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
By then, Basquiat was collaborating with Warhol and, in his paintings, honing a critique of ownership and the commodification of everyday life.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Having a specialty can separate your B2B business from the competition and enable you to hone your expertise in a specific market.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
However, that reprieve from using his training (both in fighting techniques and honing his other senses to supernatural levels) is short-lived, with a gasp-inducing opening sequence that shatters any illusion that this revival wouldn’t be as gritty and brutal as its predecessor.
—Dominic Baez, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
The United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region are conducting exercises in two strategic locations to hone their skills in hunting hostile submarines.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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