polished

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Two of those specimens turned out to contain fossilized animals that were nearly impossible to see with the naked eye because the amber pieces were never polished.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In just the past four years, the retail price of polished natural diamonds has fallen some 40%.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He described Rowbottom as unusually fast, capable of producing polished prose at a speed he no longer tries to match.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Waldorf was used to seeing Shackelford addressing staff at the front of a conference room, polished in a suit and tie.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day