burnished
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Stevens said his son’s value on the college market was based partly on the personal brand he burnished at a string of high-performing football programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Initial public euphoria over Pakistan's image being burnished on the global stage has begun to give way to fraying patience after weeks of stop-start restrictions around Islamabad.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
By the time Jackson declared his 1984 presidential campaign, he had burnished his foreign policy credentials.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Their golden hair was braided on their shoulders; the sun was blazoned upon their green shields, their long corslets were burnished bright, and when they rose taller they seemed than mortal men.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing burnished
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 5
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The Time Machine
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