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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Geri Stengel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
It is honed on the two pitches adjacent to the stadium — a humble contrast to Bournemouth’s new £40million ($50.5m) training ground at Canford Magna nine miles away, which opens next month.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Over the past decade, a group of cognitive neuroscientists has honed a clever method that uses movies to study the brain’s record of realistic experience, and Baldassano has pioneered advances in decoding the complex data recorded during these cinematic sessions using machine learning.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
Straight or hollow steel blades can be honed after each use with a honing steel.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Her experience working for high-level brands in the fashion industry honed her customer service skills.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
It is honed on the two pitches adjacent to the stadium — a humble contrast to Bournemouth’s new £40million ($50.5m) training ground at Canford Magna nine miles away, which opens next month.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Over the past decade, a group of cognitive neuroscientists has honed a clever method that uses movies to study the brain’s record of realistic experience, and Baldassano has pioneered advances in decoding the complex data recorded during these cinematic sessions using machine learning.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
Straight or hollow steel blades can be honed after each use with a honing steel.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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