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Nonfarmale’s transfer was deemed perfectly done, but discolored varnish was removed, holes and cracks were repaired, and, as is modern practice, restored areas were made congruent with the rest by delicate watercolor cross-hatching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

The researchers envision the treatment being available in two forms: a daily-use toothpaste or a professional gel applied by dentists, similar to nail varnish.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025

I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

Eilish will also use raw, plant-based ink and and water-based dispersion varnish.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024

One of the best things about Mr. Woodwell’s boat shed is the clean smell of wood shavings and varnish.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Existing treatments like fluoride varnishes and remineralization products can help relieve symptoms but do not actually rebuild enamel.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025

Göransson has scored every Coogler picture since his 2009 student film “Locks,” and he never merely varnishes them with music in postproduction — he is truly Coogler’s co-author.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

He then paints them with natural pigments and varnishes them with the sap of piñon, the stocky pine tree that dots the countryside.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

MTV’s picture of the art world varnishes the sheer desperation and insecurity found at almost every level of the game.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

Its surface was then carefully water-proofed with suitable varnishes, and the work was completed.

From Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop

She rushed off to have her nails varnished at her favorite salon, which was destroyed in the mall strike but has reopened in a building nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

His family, who had arrived from the Philippines in droves to celebrate his 50th birthday, beamed from the first several rows of glossy, varnished pews.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

A quick way to see whether something is laminated or varnished is to tear it, she explained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

Villagers instituted lay church caretakers called “mayordomos,” and filled chapels with elaborate altarpieces made of local wood and varnished with pine sap.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

He left it there in the moonlight, a heap of varnished wicker and splintered wood.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Ironically, the 1974 varnishing and warm wax relining had helped keep the surface paint in place when the violent ripping happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022

Shipwrights and volunteers will be recorking about 4,000 linear feet of seams on deck, conducting mechanical systems maintenance, painting and varnishing.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

If recent biopics seem overtly invested in varnishing the character and reputation of their subjects, Judy seems to turn towards the flaws, shortcomings, and ultimate failure of its protagonist.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2019

This past Wednesday afternoon, owner Theresa Blankenship was busy varnishing the top of an old wooden cabinet-looking item that came with the inn.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2016

They went on with their work of sanding or varnishing the newly finished benches, but they didn’t talk.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes