sleeked

verb

past tense of sleek
as in slicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeked
  1. slicked
  2. glossed
  3. polished
  4. smoothed
  5. burnished
  6. rubbed
  7. coated
  8. shone
Verb
  • Ross’ hair was slicked back and situated in a tight bun at the back of her head.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Tender lettuces are slicked with a scallion-buttermilk dressing.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of slicked
Verb
  • Even a side order of Southern collard greens comes as a surprise, cooked until tender, then glossed with butter rather than swimming in potlikker.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of glossed
Verb
  • Not only is Robert Carlock and Sam Means’ NBC sitcom designed to squeeze in as many jokes as the human brain can process in 21-minute chunks, it’s also carefully paced and polished to keep those jokes as superb and surprising as possible.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her rich, raven-black shade was polished to a mirror-like shine.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of polished
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  • Naturally curly hair can be reshaped with either, though hot rollers generally work best after the hair has been dried and smoothed if a more uniform curl pattern is desired.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Or was this decision smoothed by a long season of lesser works from the biggest artists?
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of smoothed
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  • The good times, the less than good times, the confusing times are all here, burnished with a warm glow of friendship.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yakuza gangs also burnished their reputation by helping ordinary citizens with problems that the authorities couldn’t or didn’t wish to handle.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of burnished
Verb
  • Some of the series’ main characters are creations of The Gilded Age writer Julian Fellowes but others are actual people who rubbed shoulders in New York’s high society.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The bird is brined, steeped in two separate marinades, rubbed with jerk paste, then smoked low and slow over pimento wood imported from Jamaica.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of rubbed
Verb
  • Shimmery cool-toned eye shadow coated Harvey’s lids, while light pink blush was placed along the curve of her cheekbones by makeup artist Ty Anderson.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The arched reception area and hotel bar are coated in at least three different types of marble.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • Another newcomer that shined was preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Jesse-May Hall.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Like Hudson’s Daytime Emmys look, the pumps shone on the red carpeting, possessing a mirror-like effect that reflected the lighting.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of shone
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