planishing

present participle of planish

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Verb
  • The latest batch of America's Got Talent auditions included a husband-and-wife team who did stunts such as hammering a board to his face.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • Walker gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead in the fourth by hammering David Peterson's fastball into the center-field seats for a three-run shot.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • After forging a strategic partnership with China in January, the country is now looking to deepen bilateral trade and investment with Indonesia through the forthcoming ratification of the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
  • In recent months, Pashinyan has pressed ahead on forging deeper ties with the EU, pursuing a reform agenda aimed at meeting the bloc’s accession criteria and hosting the first EU-Armenia summit last month.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • Rather than chasing extremes, designers focused on pieces that blend ease with elegance—sharp tailoring, versatile layering, and elevated separates designed for real-life wear and tear.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s no shortage of restomod operations in 2025, each dedicated to the pursuit of starting with canonical pieces of automotive history, and molding together the best technology, materials, and design to assemble sensational new interpretations of these masterworks.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Director Luke Sheppard and his creative team are tasked with molding the show into shape by the end of the month.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Joseph, Nomkhitha and the children stood silently around the dining-room table, trying to calm their pounding hearts; the littlest ones shivered from the cold and fear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • Eight miles down the road, Ragsdale’s friend and Alva’s former ESL teacher Lisa Weinstein woke up to pounding at her door.
    Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • In Game 3, Wembanyama shocked Knicks fans by pushing Jalen Brunson to the floor without drawing a foul.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Indonesia is drawing the wrong kind of attention in emerging‑market circles.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The bonds begin forming on two feeders during middle school.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Black ice refers to a thin, nearly invisible layer of ice on roads or surfaces, usually forming overnight when temperatures drop.
    Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Planishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planishing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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