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shellacking

[shuh-lak-ing] / ʃəˈlæk ɪŋ /










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Around the same time, England were getting their quadrennial shellacking in Australia.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Trade-driven gains for industries such as textiles or jewelry are more than offset, markets-wise, by the shellacking India’s IT outsourcers are taking from the global software selloff.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Then they marched into Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday afternoon and found themselves on the wrong end of a 28-7 shellacking by Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

North Carolina’s season began on Labor Day with a 48-14 shellacking by TCU in prime time.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

She had to lay down various layers, like shellacking a Stradivarius.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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