as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them
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Recent Examples of trenchant
Newsweek contacted Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser turned trenchant critic, for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
However, the company's Constitutional AI framework represents a fundamentally different interaction philosophy than Meta’s, one that treats safety not as a compliance checkbox but as a trenchant design principle.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Like his previous films, Jude’s 170-minute romp is loaded with trenchant political messages, sarcasm, bawdy humor and a heavy dose of Romanian fatalism.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The line is more trenchant than its writers could have known.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
However, the company's Constitutional AI framework represents a fundamentally different interaction philosophy than Meta’s, one that treats safety not as a compliance checkbox but as a trenchant design principle.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Like his previous films, Jude’s 170-minute romp is loaded with trenchant political messages, sarcasm, bawdy humor and a heavy dose of Romanian fatalism.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The line is more trenchant than its writers could have known.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trenchant
sharp
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Starring Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory, a single mother whose genius-level IQ lands her a consulting role with the LAPD, the series blends sharp humor with high-stakes investigations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Slices of lusciously marbled brisket have a sharp, peppery bark, and the pork ribs are tinged pink with smoke straight down to the bone.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Trenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenchant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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