stoning

Definition of stoningnext
present participle of stone
as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

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Recent Examples of stoning Thompson returned the favor at the other end, stoning Sennecke off a two-on-one rush, but on the same shift Sennecke wouldn’t be denied again. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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  • The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 10th House of Career, sharpening your sense of direction, timing, and public voice.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
  • Comparing data with these missions will allow the mission scientists to hone their calibration of the imaging instruments, sharpening the interpretation of their data once the mission arrives at the asteroid Psyche.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
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  • Conventionally, cement is made by grinding up limestone and heating up to around 3,000 degrees.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The stock peaked near $570, rolled over hard, and spent months grinding through a deep correction that took it all the way back to the low $300s.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026

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“Stoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoning. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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