burnish
Example Sentences
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By the time Jackson declared his 1984 presidential campaign, he had burnished his foreign policy credentials.
From Los Angeles Times
Parents pay thousands of dollars and enlist college counselors to burnish their high-schoolers’ summer portfolios.
She has aimed to burnish her personal stardom at every turn, staging aggressive crackdowns and sidelining officials who suggested a more cautious approach.
But by not insisting on cabinet positions in return for their votes in parliament, the People's Party allowed Anutin to fill his cabinet with capable technocrats, burnishing his credentials as a can-do leader.
From BBC
In the low light of the lamp its burnished scales shone like polished copper.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
