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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Bright light in the 2,500-10,000 lux range during the first six hours of a shift suppresses melatonin and sharpens alertness.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026 -
Up here, the roads quiet down, the scenery sharpens and sheep outnumber people.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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When Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro raises his hand skyward, all on-field action grinds to a halt.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Their offensive flow grinds to a halt.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Some of its defocused highlights show a bright center and edges with a slim dark ring in between, which can make backgrounds distracting in some scenes.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
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For context, that’s 36% above Amazon’s multiple of 33 and edges Nvidia at 42.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Strops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strops. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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