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refine

verb as in purify

verb as in perfect, polish

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But crude futures can’t sustain a rally with heating-oil crack spreads—the difference between the price of a barrel of crude and that of the refined product—falling the way they are.

He turned to his close friend and frequent collaborator Johnson, who helped him sketch a concept that Kelly would refine into a design Ames approved.

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The White House said those talks Sunday had resulted in an “updated and refined peace framework” but acknowledged that work still remained to reach a final agreement.

With pitches in Australia tougher than ever and the refined Kookaburra seaming more, driving is fraught with far more danger these days.

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England don't need to worry about that now, it's about refining the little things that make you a top side.

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

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