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polish off

verb

Definition of polish off

as in to mouth (down)

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Recent Examples of polish off The Spurs had just polished off a 136-108 romp over the Lakers, a clear-the-bench game in which Sochan logged exactly zero minutes. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026 Eating in the car is so powerful that McDonald’s once ran a TV commercial featuring a man who couldn’t wait to get home and polished off the whole container while driving. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Archie had 11 points to guide McNeese to a 34-22 advantage at halftime and Johnson scored 12 after the break to polish off the victory. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 Peanuts, says the chimpanzee, to the suits who get to polish off the carnage, and not even a whiff of chicken feed to their masters, but serious money to a working man with mouths to feed and children of his own to keep alive. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polish off

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Last week, lawyers finished the work of screening the jury pool for Fernandez Saldana's trial, WJAX-TV reported.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Mellon finishes off the sweet shift with sculptural earrings and a pair of blackout shades.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of wolf

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Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of put away

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Along for the ride in pouches behind its mandibles are spores of a fungus that are released as the insect chews through the wood.

— Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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