as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them
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While not without its critics, the book quickly earned Vance a reputation as a trenchant political analyst who, despite an Ivy League education, possessed a unique sense of how the White working class viewed the rest of the country.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Ozu crossed with trenchant but not obvious pop music.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 July 2024
Burnham was one of the earliest YouTube stars and later a trenchant critic of such fame.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 13 May 2024
As Reign spent late nights scrolling through mood-setting memes, innovative hashtags, and trenchant 140-character commentaries, hanging out on Black Twitter started to feel like being at a family cookout.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Ozu crossed with trenchant but not obvious pop music.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 July 2024
Burnham was one of the earliest YouTube stars and later a trenchant critic of such fame.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 13 May 2024
As Reign spent late nights scrolling through mood-setting memes, innovative hashtags, and trenchant 140-character commentaries, hanging out on Black Twitter started to feel like being at a family cookout.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
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