as in polished
having a shiny surface or finish
a beautiful, buffed antique table
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as in rubbed
to make smooth by friction
she learned to buff semiprecious stones in order to make her own jewelry
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as in smoothed
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
the janitor buffed the lobby floor until it shone
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Adjective
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The key to this look is a polished, flyaway-free finish.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025 -
However, in today’s hiring landscape, recruiters have become adept at identifying overly polished responses that lack genuine insight to their interview questions.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Monkey continues Perkins’ brand of glossy, inert horror with the kind of cinematography and blocking that calls the wrong kind of attention to itself.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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During the 2024 Emmy Awards, for instance, Selena Gomez’s hairstylist Marissa Marino secured her glossy, shiny look by way of Fekkai’s gleam-boosting hair products — not the least of which was the cream in question itself.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So go ahead—invest in a Noguchi lamp, a sleek wooden table, earthy vases and some wabi-sabi pottery.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Munn kept her hair classic with her dark tresses pulled into a sleek low ponytail.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The outer surfaces were then sanded, covered with rice paper, coated, painted, and polished to a smooth hydrodynamic finish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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The mac and cheese is coated with buttery bubbly cheese and is just as comforting for these colder months.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Buffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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