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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 shellacked
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Slide into a booth and prepare for your taste buds to dance over crusty rosemary and focaccia shellacked with tomato and sea urchin butter, and flaky halibut adorned with marigolds and tangy mushrooms.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Newsom is a sitting duck waiting to get shellacked.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Instead, the union got shellacked.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Slide into a booth and prepare for your taste buds to dance over crusty rosemary and focaccia shellacked with tomato and sea urchin butter, and flaky halibut adorned with marigolds and tangy mushrooms.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Newsom is a sitting duck waiting to get shellacked.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shellacked
Adjective
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Consider mixing metals like polished nickel or un-lacquered brass for a more timeless and curated look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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During restoration, the tables were repaired, reinforced and re-lacquered, while the chairs were reupholstered and restored to their original brand-new appearance.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The puck went to Clarke, who adjusted his angle and whipped a shot through a Corey Perry screen.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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So everyone whipped out their phones at the table, which is a very rude thing to do, but in an emergency—in a Hollywood emergency—it was allowed.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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During the 12-day war [between Israel and Iran in June 2025], it was actually bombed.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike your standard airy, glazed ring, these are irregularly shaped, crispy on the outside and flaky on the inside.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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But this torus, which is a surface, looks drastically different than the outside of a glazed bakery doughnut.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Still, China’s broader growth trajectory has flattened, weighed down by a prolonged property crisis, declined investment, tepid consumption and deflation.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The violence has in effect transformed a strip of territory along Lebanon’s southern border into a no-man’s-land, with villages and towns flattened and about 64,000 people unable to return home.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That would be the ultra-plush, ultra-glassy, ultra-nourishing formula with oils like safflower, jojoba, olive, sunflower seed, and castor, as well as two additional, ridiculously flattering shades.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Internally, the residence channels a certain European je ne sais quoi with elegant paned windows, glassy French doors, exposed beam ceilings, and stately fireplaces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Each croissant features the traditional buttery and flaky dough, but with a chocolate center and twice-baked to ensure extra crispiness, then dusted with chocolate crumbles and powdered sugar.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sweet crepes include Friase Chocolat filled with Nutella, strawberries, bananas, chocolate, and dusted with powdered sugar, and Dubai Chocolate Crepe is filled with chocolate, pistachio cream, kataifi, strawberries and powdered sugar.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The trailer features stunning images of the massive gleaming white cube that was the centerpiece of the staging and Instagram-worthy shots of the pryo and special effects that made the tour a must-see for fans.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Shellacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellacked. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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