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
These basic ideas, far from revelatory, never come close to the trenchant critiques of hedonism in Wilde’s 1891 novel.
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Image Wood’s critique — the way technology has left us prone to dysfunctional loneliness — is trenchant, but his approach is fundamentally goofy.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
So maybe no one was necessarily looking for trenchant commentary on our through-the-looking-glass moment in a Marvel movie, even if The Falcon and the Winter Soldier provided the perfect set up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
At various points, Ye did seem to be his old trenchant self.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Image Wood’s critique — the way technology has left us prone to dysfunctional loneliness — is trenchant, but his approach is fundamentally goofy.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
So maybe no one was necessarily looking for trenchant commentary on our through-the-looking-glass moment in a Marvel movie, even if The Falcon and the Winter Soldier provided the perfect set up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
At various points, Ye did seem to be his old trenchant self.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trenchant
sharp
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His equaliser against Leganes in March was a perfect example, with Bellingham sharpest to react when a shot cannoned off the crossbar.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Stocks sold off, pressured by a sharp spike higher in Treasury yields as traders grew worried that a new U.S. budget bill would put even more stress on the country’s already large deficit.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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“Trenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenchant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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