japan

verb

Definition of japannext
as in to coat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for japan
  1. coat
  2. varnish
  3. polish
  4. lacquer
  5. glaze
  6. shine
  7. gloss
  8. buff
Verb
  • Toss until evenly coated, then spread the veg into a single layer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • During this process, the grains also become coated in fat, which helps prepare them for absorbing the liquid that will be added later.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of coat
Verb
  • Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.
    — Sarah Linn April 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Bringing a top-tier women’s sports event to the country and having its citizens watch women compete represented an opportunity to varnish its human-rights record, which has been criticized by several organizations regarding its treatment of women.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of varnish
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  • Weeks for the shiny new parts to be polished up before being put on the road.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Schedule the playful thing, polish one detail, and let simple consistency make fun feel more satisfying.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of polish
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  • But scientists estimate that somewhere on the order of a billion kilograms of helium-3 are lacquered onto the lunar surface.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • The pieces of poultry are charred and lacquered to an almost midnight-black sheen.
    — Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Definition of lacquer
Verb
  • Eyes glaze over when the subject strays too far from Memeworld.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • Working with 1 cookie at a time, spread 1 tablespoon vanilla glaze over half of underside of cookie.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of glaze
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  • Fans, artists, and leaders across all industries are mourning the star whose relentless optimism, grace, and resilience was a shining light.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Bengals have good problems at receiver as backups shine, but there are still major questions about offensive line depth.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shine
Verb
  • Scotland glossed up the scoreline with two more tries in the last six minutes by Cummings and Dobie again to send home a crowd of 55,000 happy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The same rickety rail-shooter from nearly three decades ago, glossed up with gorgeous environments and uncanny photorealistic animals.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 24 June 2026
Definition of gloss
Verb
  • Classes and skills lean into different styles of play; Astromech droids are entirely support-focused, generating AP (action points) and buffing the party, while the Assault is focused on heavy damage and drawing aggro.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Rapinchuk adds that a Magic Eraser is a useful cleaning tool for buffing out scuffs and marks.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of buff
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“Japan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/japan. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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