Being abrasive, they put an edge on things (5) |
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Sharpens |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Feb 2024 |
Points Frank detailed (5) |
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Points Frank detailed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jan 2024 |
Sharpening stones (5) |
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Improves, as a skill |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2024 |
Improves, as skllls |
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Improves, as skills |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2023 |
Sharpens |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2023 |
Makes more effective |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2023 |
Sharpens |
Universal |
30 Oct 2022 |
Sharpens |
Universal |
27 Aug 2021 |
Makes keener |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2021 |
Gives an edge |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2021 |
Fine-tunes |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 May 2021 |
Fine-tunes |
Universal |
08 May 2021 |
Perfects a skill |
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Sharpens |
Universal |
20 Mar 2021 |
Tweaks |
LA Times Daily |
27 Feb 2021 |
Tweaks |
The Washington Post |
27 Feb 2021 |
Sharpens |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2021 |
Sharpens |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2021 |
Makes sharper |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2020 |
Fine-tunes |
Jonesin |
29 Dec 2020 |
Sharpens |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Nov 2020 |
Sharpens, as a razor |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2020 |
Sharpens |
Premier Sunday |
15 Mar 2020 |
Sharpens, as a blade |
Universal |
02 Nov 2019 |
Fine-tunes |
The Washington Post |
27 Oct 2019 |
Fine-tunes |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2019 |
Perfects |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2019 |
Perfects |
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Sharpens, as a blade |
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Sharpens |
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Fine-tunes |
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Uses a whetstone |
Universal |
02 Dec 2018 |
Makes keener |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2018 |
Brushes up on |
The Washington Post |
15 Sep 2018 |
Brushes up on |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2018 |
Refines |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2018 |
Refines |
The Washington Post |
19 Aug 2018 |
Makes sharper |
Universal |
31 Jul 2018 |
Makes sharp again |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2018 |
Almost trustworthy, gets sharp |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jun 2018 |
Perfects |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jun 2018 |
Puts an edge on |
LA Times Daily |
01 Apr 2018 |
Gives an edge to |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Apr 2018 |
Puts an edge on |
The Washington Post |
01 Apr 2018 |
Makes sharper |
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Uses a whetstone |
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Makes sharp again |
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Brushes up on |
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Refines |
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Puts an edge on |
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Sharpens, as a blade |
Family Time |
31 Jul 2017 |
Polishes, as a skill |
The Washington Post |
07 Jun 2017 |
Polishes, as a skill |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2017 |
Sharpens |
Newsday |
30 May 2017 |
Sharpens, as skills |
Universal |
10 Apr 2017 |
Polishes, as a skill |
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Sharpens, as skills |
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Sharpens |
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Fine-tunes |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2016 |
Sharpens the edge of |
Universal |
13 Nov 2016 |
Improves, as a skill |
The Washington Post |
25 Oct 2016 |
Refines |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2016 |
Makes perfect |
Universal |
01 Aug 2016 |
Makes perfect |
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Fine-tunes |
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Perfects, as one's skills |
New York Times |
28 Sep 2015 |
Fine-tunes |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2015 |
Sharpens |
Jonesin |
12 May 2015 |
Sharpens |
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Perfects, as one's skills |
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Fine-tunes |
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Sharpens |
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Perfects |
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Improves, as skills |
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Makes keener |
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Perfects |
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Perfects |
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Improves, in a way |
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Improves |
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Improves |
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Sharpens |
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Sharpens |
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Gets an edge on |
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Sharpens |
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Perfects |
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Perfects |
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Gives an edge to |
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Practices |
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Puts an edge on |
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Perfects |
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Makes better |
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Sharpens, as a blade |
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Makes better |
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Uses a whetstone |
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Sharpens |
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Makes keener |
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Fine-tunes |
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Seeks an edge |
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Uses a whetstone on |
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Uses a whetstone on |
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Puts an edge on |
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Fine-tunes |
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Sharpens, as a knife |
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Sharpens the edge of |
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Cutting-edge creators |
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Puts an edge on |
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Zeros (in on) |
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Gives the edge to |
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Works on |
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Sharpens the edge of |
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Cutting edge creators |
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Sharpens, as a knife |
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Makes sharp |
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Sharpens |
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Makes keener |
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Perfects |
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Makes perfect |
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Puts to the strop |
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Fine-tunes |
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Sharpens |
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Sharpens, as skills |
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Fine-tunes |
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Makes keener |
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Improves, as an edge |
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Gets an edge on |
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Whets |
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Puts an edge on |
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Sharpens |
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Refines |
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Fine-tunes |
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Makes sharper |
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Strops a razor |
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Puts an edge on |
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Gets sharp |
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Whetstones |
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Practices |
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Gives an edge to |
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Strops |
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Edges |
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Works on the edge |
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Gives an edge |
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Fine-tunes |
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Sharpens |
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Maximizes effectiveness, as of skills |
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Whets |
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Whets |
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Uses a strop |
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Sharpens razors |
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Uses a whetstone |
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Strops |
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Strops |
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Gives new life to a knife |
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Tools for enlarging holes |
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Edges |
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Whets |
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Sharpening devices. |
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Sharpens, in a way. |
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Whetstones. |
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Puts an edge on. |
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Tonsorial tools. |
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Sharpens. |
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Brings to a fine edge. |
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Whets. |
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Sharpeners. |
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Oilstones. |
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Perfects |
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