as in to wax
to defeat by a large margin
the local football team was shellacked 35-0 in their final outing for the season
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Recent Examples of shellac
But Jimmy Butler is, despite the 112-86 shellacking the Miami Heat gave his Golden State Warriors Tuesday night.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shellac
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After months of off-and-on negotiations and delays, the U.S. tariffs continue to wax and wane.—
Vadim Vladimirskiy,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Since the pre-COVID end of 2019, EPS for the S&P 500 increased by 67% or 9% annually, while the index has waxed far faster at 120%, or 14% a year.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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There will also be a carving station with Porchetta-Spiced Prime Rib, rustic potatoes, broccolini, and creamed spinach in addition to Wagyu Dogs and Grilled Clams from the grill.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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In contrast to cream or beige carpets, which blend easily with a broader palette, gray requires more intentional design.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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Russia's insistence on a peace agreement rather than a ceasefire appears to be a strategic maneuver designed to prolong hostilities and allow Russia to continue bombing Ukrainian cities.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Its time at Sony wasn’t very fruitful; Biblical comedy The Book of Clarence bombed, as did the action comedy The Machine.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Pointing to a legal analysis weighing reasons why the FTC's antitrust claims might not hold up in court, Olson suggested that the FTC is unlikely to overcome constitutional protections and win its ad war on the merits.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The game is a gonzo Kojima production through and through, tonally whipping between self-serious conversations about the nature of war and patriotism, and villains who can shoot lighting from their hands or morph into a swarm of bees.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Like many proud dads in the early 2000s, Cooper Manning often whipped out the camcorder to document his three children — May, Arch and Heid — growing up.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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As a rookie with the Tennessee Titans, Brown pasted 1,051 yards and eight touchdowns during first year in the NFL.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Juniors who copy and paste AI outputs won’t last, but those who learn to orchestrate AI effectively will thrive.—
Jeff Berkowitz,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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You were supposed to bury sentiment, cut the cord and fully inhabit your current, non-customizable uniform right down to your plain black cleats.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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The very next possession, fellow punter Ryan Wright cleanly handled a snap and hold, and Reichard buried a 58 yarder.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
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This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Near the boxed toe was a seagull, which Ewing told the Kent Reporter appeared to have been skinned and mutilated.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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“Shellac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellac. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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