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Recent Examples of polish off
Drew McIntyre polished off the Fatal 4-Way storytelling by laying out Fatu with a Claymore Kick.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Sunday’s 2-1 victory polished off a sweep that revealed the length of New York’s contributor list.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Layer in a black tee as a neutral base, and polish off with a matching suede handbag to keep the textural moment going.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Shooting finished in October 2024, giving showrunners plenty of time to polish off the post-production.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Sunday’s 2-1 victory polished off a sweep that revealed the length of New York’s contributor list.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Layer in a black tee as a neutral base, and polish off with a matching suede handbag to keep the textural moment going.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Shooting finished in October 2024, giving showrunners plenty of time to polish off the post-production.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polish off
Verb
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Morant finished his sixth season in Memphis averaging 23.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists over 50 games.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Then Dart finished his second drive with a deep TD pass down the right sideline to rookie receiver Dalen Cambre.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Verville agreed to put away groceries while Sheila drove his wife and baby to the agency office to fill out paperwork.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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But Thuram’s injury and Marko Arnautovic’s misses in the first leg of their last-16 clash stopped Inter from putting away Atletico Madrid, who seized on a mistake by Benjamin Pavard to come back from 1-0 down in the second leg and 2-0 down in the tie to knock them out.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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This moment sticks in the mind, the intimacy of a family in which a present for the mother becomes a treat for the child, whose chewed and discarded food is finished by the father.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Plenty to chew through for you there, but that’s not all from the Deadline team at SXSW London this week.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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“Polish off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polish%20off. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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