sleeked

verb

past tense of sleek
as in slicked

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  1. slicked
  2. glossed
  3. polished
  4. smoothed
  5. burnished
  6. rubbed
  7. coated
  8. shone
Verb
  • Gomez wore her hair slicked back into a low bun and sported a pair of dangly earrings.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Zendaya wore her hair in a sleek ponytail with select strands slicked to her forehead, and a dramatic smoky eye look.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of slicked
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  • Scotland glossed up the scoreline with two more tries in the last six minutes by Cummings and Dobie again to send home a crowd of 55,000 happy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The same rickety rail-shooter from nearly three decades ago, glossed up with gorgeous environments and uncanny photorealistic animals.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 24 June 2026
Definition of glossed
Verb
  • Italian Wedding Soup Speaking of proposals, this classic soup is polished enough to serve at a wedding, but homey enough for a weeknight.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • White musk rounds everything out with a clean, airy finish, leaving the fragrance polished and inviting without becoming too heady.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of polished
Verb
  • Once the surfaces were smoothed, these strong readings vanished, revealing that regions long believed to be fast lanes for ion transport were actually just microscopic valleys on the material’s surface.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • This treatment has noticeably brightened and smoothed my bags, however, thanks to its ingredient roster of retinol and other skin care superstars like the PDRN- and peptide-packed picks above.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of smoothed
Verb
  • The Musk Myth How Hollywood burnished the entrepreneur’s image as a benevolent genius.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • These 800-square-foot homes are equal parts burnished and natural, spacious with an open-plan bedroom, living room, dining room, bathroom with soaking tub, and an oversized deck that is eye-level with the birds.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of burnished
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  • The tacos feature za’atar rubbed swordfish kissed by a wood-burning grill, dabbed with tangy pools of labne and a salsa arabe, similar to harissa.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rubbed
Verb
  • That fire extends to the drinks, too, with live coals coated in olive oil that is then used in the spot’s Martini.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To create the image, the photographer would apply the photographic emulsion to a thin sheet of iron coated with a dark lacquer or enamel.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • There should be no information shared with that committee that does not deserve the light of day shone brightly upon it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Copper Dull copper pieces can be shined by using a dry cloth and a dab of toothpaste.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of shone
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