honed
Example Sentences
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Some 106 caps, 12 Six Nations campaigns, a career forged in the teeth of opposition defence, a body honed by countless gym reps, and a mind defined by determination and perfectionism.
From BBC
"We face a world situation that has changed and the institutions and practices and the reflexes that were honed and very successful in the past no longer are," he said.
From BBC
But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something “unknown.”
From Los Angeles Times
“On search, our AI features rely on our core search ranking systems that have been honed for years against activity like keyword stuffing,” says a Google spokesman.
Prediction-market traders often specialize in one kind of market, such as politics or economics, for fear of sharp traders in other markets with a more honed trading edge.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
