burnish
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Parents pay thousands of dollars and enlist college counselors to burnish their high-schoolers’ summer portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
A vote with the majority to hold might burnish his credentials as an independent voice but cost him the job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Two drafts contain notes typed in the margins with suggestions that seemed intended to soften the report’s effect and burnish the Fire Department’s image.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
It’s a glorious evening, warm but not too close, the sun starting its lazy descent, shadows lengthening and the light just beginning to burnish the trees with gold.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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