Word: honed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...captain Susie DeLellis put the nail in the coffin at the 74:15 point, off a feed from Stauffer, and the rest of the game was given to hone the bench...
...improvement, blond ambition, because it's there. In the pursuit of distant goals, kids can be wonderfully stubborn: some forge themselves into Olympic figure skaters, others into masters of the 18-ft. jump shot. The pageant hopeful may have this doggedness. She can't get prettier, but she can hone her talent, polish her poise. By the time she makes the top 50, she has become a curious hybrid: the professional amateur...
Granted, farmers have had centuries upon centuries to hone their trade, whereas the Information Age is only a few years old. But hey, things move quickly in the computer industry, right...
...pretty close to hectic. Why? Although you are among the nation's finest, Blodgett Pool's lack of a 10-meter platform severely limits your ability to train in Cambridge. Instead, you must find other means and other locales--traveling five days early to a tournament, perhaps--to hone your skills...
...last weekend), 63 to 62.5, and finished second overall. Still, the meet was mainly seen as a chance to get used to the track at Northeastern--which will be Harvard's home track for the outdoor season because McCurdy Track is undergoing repairs--and an opportunity to hone outdoor skills...