as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
I was surprised at how sharp the stropped razor was
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as in stoned
to make sharp or sharper
at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades
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While country storytelling shaped her structure, Swift said emo and pop-punk music sharpened her lyrical instincts.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026 -
But over the last decade, that intelligence has only sharpened.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nikola Katic, a mountain of a defender, all elbows and sharp edges, was terrific before suffering a season-ending injury during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification win over Italy.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Three candidates are vying to lead Chula Vista, San Diego County’s second-largest city, in the June primary, with the winner set to serve a four-year term atop a City Council that has been marked in recent years by sharp partisan division.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Stropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropped. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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