shellac

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Recent Examples of shellac These big tech company stocks stood there no matter what kind of shellacking the futures dealt us. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025 The floor tiles are actual pennies, which were installed and shellacked by the owner. Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025 Technical analysts who watch price charts worry that after Monday’s shellacking the S & P 500 could soon test its 200-day moving average, saying the latest action confirmed how fragile the market setup is at the start of a new month. Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 Snapshots of local families are shellacked right onto the tables. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shellac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shellac
Verb
  • Behold the Billie Wax Kit, perfect for waxing your face and bikini line.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 June 2025
  • The brand continued its innovations with new interpretations of reflective technology, thermosensitive fabric and experiments with new methods for waxing garments.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • There's no flour, no creaming butter, nothing fancy.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
  • They are also topped with the apple pie filling, walnut streusel and vanilla chantilly cream.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • But those threats were beaten back in the last few years of war, and twice last year, Israel got practice rounds bombing Iran following Iranian missile fire.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • But the Israel-Iran conflict − and Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites − has scrambled the high-stakes meeting as world leaders search for an endgame to the 12-day air war that's killed hundreds of people in Iran and dozens in Israel.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The Thunder overcame two Game 7s en route to the title, and they will now forever be called champions.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Advertisement Indiana tried its best to overcome heartbreak in Game 7: Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers’ star point guard who was playing with a calf strain in his right leg, suffered an achilles injury in the first quarter.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The San Diego native whipped a low cross into the box, which both Adriana Leon and Ascanio narrowly missed.
    Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Neto raced away from deep inside the Flamengo half and opened his body before whipping the ball past Agustin Rossi.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Do your employees copy and paste information from your store to a carrier portal?
    Brandon Batchelor, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Please do not copy and paste FT articles and redistribute by email or post to the web.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Any parts of the hull that weren't quickly buried by silt have long since decomposed in the water.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • The first season—the menstrual phase, known as inner winter—refers to the days of bleeding when hormone levels, such as estrogen and progesterone, are low and symptoms may include cramping, bloating, low energy levels, headaches skin blemishes and mood changes.
    Hatty Willmoth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Noyes skinned up Broad Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon and skied down the east face of Twin Peak, followed by the Stairs Gulch.
    Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Shellac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellac. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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