VENEERED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

veneered

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past tense of veneer

as in varnished

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Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.

— Sarah Linn April 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Reaching the island is all part of the fun too, requiring you to hop aboard a vintage, slickly varnished wooden boat at Balmaha and schedule a pick-up time for the way back.

— Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

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Dredge each piece of chicken in the flour until well coated on both sides, shaking off any excess.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
To help out with that legibility, the hour and minutes hands are coated in Super-LumiNova, alongside touches of white lacquer in the 30-minute counter and the small second hand.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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The Rattlers finished 4-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play in 2025, just two seasons removed from winning the Celebration Bowl and a Black college football national championship.

— John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Bullock finished off her look with black strappy sandal heels and Jessica McCormack pendant necklaces.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

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El-Sayed has taken heat from some in his party over his associations with Piker, the left-wing streamer whose comments about American Jews have faced intense criticism in recent days.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
An inquest opened Wednesday into the sudden death earlier this month of Jason Arday, a Cambridge University professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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