Thesaurus results for POLISH OFF

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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The three major averages all finished yesterday’s session in the red.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The Valkyries won seven of eight to finish the regular season and have now beaten Dallas in all four 2026 meetings.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of finish

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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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Reset The Car By the end of the week, there’s probably a bit of clutter still sitting in your car that needs to be put away, too.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of put away

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In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
And in Handbrake rendering tests, our 4K video clip got chewed through in a mere 87 seconds.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of chew

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