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polish

noun as in shine, brightness

noun as in cultivated look, performance

verb as in shine, buff

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The mood at the car wash had once been lighthearted, with employees joking as they sprayed down cars and polished windows.

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She used AI tools to optimize her LinkedIn profile, to create professional photos and to polish her résumé.

This could mean no strain in the vocals, and overly polished production, according to Tony Rigg, music industry advisor and lecturer in music industry management at the University of Lancashire.

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Capote perfectly captures the sacramental quality of the holiday—how, through the exhaustive labor of polishing and scrubbing, we consecrate the routine rooms of daily existence into a sanctuary for celebration.

Some have gone further, posting pictures of purple hearts, nail polish and even clothing in what has since been dubbed the "purple movement".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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