tempered through trials; painstakingly revised
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to be tempered through repeated trials and hardships
formalOriginally refers to forging metal through repeated hammering and refining. Used figuratively to describe someone who has become strong and capable through enduring many challenges.
A true warrior grows up tempered through the trials of blood and fire.
Our friendship has been tempered through the trials of time.
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A new product must be tested and tempered in the market to prove its worth.
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to be painstakingly revised and polished repeatedly
formalRefers to the process of meticulously improving a piece of writing, poem, or speech through countless revisions, striving for perfection.
This classic work is the crystallization of the author's painstaking revisions.
Good writing often requires meticulous polishing.
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His speech draft was painstakingly revised, making the language very concise.