honed
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His work as a musician in the years before he turned to filmmaking honed his understanding of audiences and sense of showmanship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Their songs weave in Irish lilting, set against a lively mix of drums, fiddles, flutes, harps, banjos, cello and concertina - skills honed over years of playing house parties, pub céilís and traditional festivals.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
There were the bespoke Philip Treacy hats that revisited a technique the milliner has honed for years, with feathers forming typography in words like “Buzz” and “Flow,” worn with some of the men’s looks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
As historian Rick Perlstein related in “Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America,” Nixon’s anti-communist agit-prop, honed over many decades, was sincere — but it was only part of the story.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
He had no trace of lameness, and his speed was honed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
