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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honed in (on)
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According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026 -
It feels pointed at this point.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Mid-North Association, an organization aimed at preserving the historic character of the mid-north neighborhood in Lincoln Park, penned an open letter of opposition to Ald.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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That strategy is aimed at expanding the company’s product portfolio, particularly in e-commerce logistics.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Occupying four townhouses, its two-year refurbishment by award-winning architects Holland Harvey and interior designers Studio Est and Studio Mica has created something warm and true to its heritage yet modern, nature-focused and committed to social impact.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The technology represents a different and more scalable quantum track for Google, which has primarily focused on superconducting or the use of extremely cold temperatures to harness atoms.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Garcia, who wrote and directed the movie, has come up with some crisply clever faux-noir dialogue, and part of the joke is that Joe speaks in his hardboiled pensées while everyone else talks like a normal person.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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Human-Originated Decision Rate What percentage of your team's output was directed by specific human intent before the model was engaged and how much was generated by the model and then edited?—
Abhishek Gandotra,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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My first attempt to answer that question centered on the growing disillusionment with higher education in general.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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But, in a cruel twist for college graduates, many of those jobs will be blue-collar roles that for now don't require a four-year degree, centered around the construction and maintenance of data centers.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Honed in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honed%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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