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Recent Examples of polish off
Top off the outfit with a thick, silver collar necklace to add some shine to polish off the look.
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Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 2 July 2025
Whitlock only needed two pitches to draw the inning-ending double play, and from there and polished off a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
With Kirk polishing off the comeback with a 10th inning walk-off single, the Blue Jays reached seven runs — more than their previous three games combined.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The game went to extra innings after Aroldis Chapman struck out Guerrero to polish off a perfect bottom of the ninth, but the Red Sox couldn’t get the ghost runner in from second in the top of the 10th.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
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Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 2 July 2025
Whitlock only needed two pitches to draw the inning-ending double play, and from there and polished off a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
With Kirk polishing off the comeback with a 10th inning walk-off single, the Blue Jays reached seven runs — more than their previous three games combined.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The game went to extra innings after Aroldis Chapman struck out Guerrero to polish off a perfect bottom of the ninth, but the Red Sox couldn’t get the ghost runner in from second in the top of the 10th.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polish off
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Verlander set a season-high in innings and finished one away from his personal-best this year in strikeouts.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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That production resulted in him winning the Offensive Player of the Year award and finishing third in the MVP balloting.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Ardy's Concession at the Philippine Cultural Center 4141 S. East St., opened Jan. 12 Those who have wolfed down an Ardy's kabob at the Indianapolis 500 will recognize the fare at the Philippine Cultural Community Center's newest restaurant.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Dining at a popular Ocean Beach eatery, The Old Townhouse Restaurant, MacPherson wolfed down three eggs, two pancakes and two strips of bacon.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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On Wednesday, the Padres put away their fifth straight victory early.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Heavy rains possible in Kansas City’s forecast Don’t put away the umbrellas just yet.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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Both pests feed on rose leaves, sucking the sap or chewing the leaves, which weakens the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Polish off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polish%20off. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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