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Recent Examples of polish off
Instead, the surging Jays swept away Los Angeles, polishing off a perfect homestand and extending the win streak to eight.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Top off the outfit with a thick, silver collar necklace to add some shine to polish off the look.
—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
In five years, Nick Manis Jr. completed two marathons, polished off a 2-mile swim and traversed a 100-mile route in one sitting.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Top off the outfit with a thick, silver collar necklace to add some shine to polish off the look.
—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
In five years, Nick Manis Jr. completed two marathons, polished off a 2-mile swim and traversed a 100-mile route in one sitting.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polish off
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Work finished on paving over the previously grassy lawn of the Rose Garden in recent weeks.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The project is expected to finish by late 2026, according to WisDOT.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Other dogs wolf it down in a matter of seconds, but sometimes eating too fast can make your dog sick.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday reunites with Enid, who is part of the pack now that she’s fully wolfed out.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Anything that's safe to store in these rooms should still be put away in an airtight plastic container with a lid to keep environmental elements out.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Once all the easy-to-access food sources are depleted, squirrels chew through plastic, wood, or house siding to find more.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Polish off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polish%20off. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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