stoning

Definition of stoningnext
present participle of stone
as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

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Recent Examples of stoning Thompson returned the favor at the other end, stoning Sennecke off a two-on-one rush, but on the same shift Sennecke wouldn’t be denied again. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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  • Mercury moves through your 1st House of Identity, sharpening your voice and making your words more direct than usual.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • According to Plunge, cold-water immersion triggers norepinephrine, a chemical messenger that delivers a burst of energy while sharpening focus.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • Their experiments confirmed that adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This stock was a disaster from May 2025 through the November lows near $48, losing roughly half its value in a grinding downtrend.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Stoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoning. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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