japanned

Definition of japannednext
past tense of japan

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Verb
  • But this pork chop, coated in a fruity and smoky guajillo barbecue sauce and pooled with a sweet habanero butter sauce, made up for any feelings of neglect.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Eleven years later, Ajo resident Bill Eltzroth complained to the county and ADEQ that the facility’s operations coated his back porch in thick black dust.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The crock is salt-glazed, giving it a coarser texture than a smoother zinc glaze.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The surface appears slightly mottled or burnished, giving it the feel of something that’s been hand-made and used for years.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The foothills in the distance become burnished in the golden hour’s fading light.
    Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But just as these large gray disks reify the front-facing imagistic view of the planar surface, similarly sized aluminum disks in related sculptures such as Hardware Romance, 2021, are polished to an almost literal mirror surface.
    Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Consider this your shortcut to looking polished at the airport, staying comfortable in-flight, and feeling perfectly prepared from takeoff to touchdown.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Pastrami just means brined, rubbed, and smoked.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2026
  • An effort is underway to ensure people aren't being rubbed the wrong way in the Northern California city of Citrus Heights.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Magic potions get involved — not to mention a surfeit of whimsy — but the actor does his best to ground the cutesiness in something real.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Kiel grounded out to third base before Sorrell slapped a single to right field, but was caught trying to steal second base.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Address the kicker situation Riley Patterson shined last season, replacing Jason Sanders, who was sidelined all season with a hip injury.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • However, the team is without some of its usual stars, including scoring threat Yamila Rodriguez and 19-year-old Kishi Núñez, who has shone with Argentina on the U-20 and senior stages.
    Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Japanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/japanned. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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