Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeked
Verb
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Tteokbokki, for the uninitiated, is a dish of chewy, cylindrical rice cakes (tteok) that are typically slicked with a spicy savory-sweet sauce.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025 -
With his brow perennially furrowed and hair slicked with sweat, Riley has the exact look and bearing of a suavely addled wrong-man figure from British thrillers of yore — and thus makes a suitably bemused proxy for the viewers in this wasteland of mounting chaos and absurdity.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Constructed from a breathable, eco-conscious cotton-viscose blend, this Baja shirt is light, airy, and polished enough to wear with trousers (throw a cardigan over it when the weather gets chilly).—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Markets don’t care about your charisma, your social media following or how polished your white paper is.—
Maksym Blazhkun,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Doctors sawed off part of the bone, smoothed and flattened the rest and closed the wound with skin and soft tissue.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Card networks and domestic wallet apps have smoothed many edges, yet many of those wallets still use the same traditional systems.—
Alvin Kan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Here, Roald Dahl’s classic 1970 children’s book of the same name becomes a deeply charming (and incredibly star-studded) stop-motion adventure, bathed from top to toe in the reds, golds, and burnished oranges of fall.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
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The incredible landscape is blanketed by deciduous forests, which are burnished with color in autumn.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Spills can be blotted (never rubbed) with a dry cloth since the fabric is non-absorptive, and for more stubborn stains, dry cleaning is recommended.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The bug’s feces can also end up inside or near a home and then be incidentally ingested or rubbed into the skin or mucous membrane.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some people take all the components off the frame, strip off all the decals, then get the whole thing sanded and powder-coated with a fresh coat of paint.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use in anti-counterfeiting measures In this new study, researchers placed a liquid crystal solution between two pieces of glass coated with dye molecules.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Till the Sun Explodes nods to the band’s iconic celestial logo that has long shone on posters and T-shirts.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most natural stone counters should be sealed at least once a year to protect them, while butcher block and soapstone can be shined up with mineral oil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a period where everything in Destiny 2 needs to be buffed, Bungie is relying much more heavily on nerfs.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sleeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeked. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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