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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polished off
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The Wild, who finished 30th in the NHL on the penalty kill the past two years, have given up 10 goals on 25 chances this year (60 percent).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Thorne finished in second, with the blueberry coming in third and the dumpster-diving contestant, Mike, winning the grand prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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More than one monkey whom Strickland treated had chewed through their thighs until they’d reached the bone.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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To add to the hilarity, one of the dachshunds appeared to have chewed through a couch cushion and somehow gotten stuck inside it, with its head and legs filmed protruding through the torn fabric.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Polished off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polished%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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