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Recent Examples of polish off
In March, Guess polished off its fiscal 2024 by announcing a massive $2.25-per-share special dividend, payable in April, that added a wild 13 points to its already generous regular payout, for a total annual yield of 20%.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The latter, in particular, polishes off any winter white outfit ideas to perfection.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Bel Air polished off the match with efficiency, winning six of the final nine points and rolling to a 25-11 victory in the third set.
—Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
Then, Pederson and the Arizona Diamondbacks polished off an 11-4 drubbing of the Colorado Rockies to improve to 20-5 in the second half.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The latter, in particular, polishes off any winter white outfit ideas to perfection.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Bel Air polished off the match with efficiency, winning six of the final nine points and rolling to a 25-11 victory in the third set.
—Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
Then, Pederson and the Arizona Diamondbacks polished off an 11-4 drubbing of the Colorado Rockies to improve to 20-5 in the second half.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polish off
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To complement it, the interior walls are finished in a subtly textured plaster.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2025
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Observations of disks over the last two decades have revealed that most of these run out of gas inside the first 10 million years, leaving behind chunks of rock and ice to finish building up worlds.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 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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Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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For her first five years, Tharp performed only new work, and once it had been done it was put away, in almost every case for good.—
Peter Larsen,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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Instead, try trading the article for a toy to show them what is more appropriate to chew.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even Bell, an often great comedian, gets little to chew on and less to goof around about.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Polish off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polish%20off. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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