polished

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Sponsors’ largess in turn is transforming hobby clubs from the cozy and unassuming groups of generations past into more polished and entrepreneurial organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Some listeners find continuity in Arirang's polished and experimental sound co-created by American producers and engineers, but others say this album is too highly produced, missing the raw passion of Dark & Wild.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

For Bennett, the emergence of modern country music in the early 2000s -- with a highly polished, more pop sound and repeated "melodic shapes" -- is key.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Bees, however, often coat their nests with a waxy secretion that creates a waterproof, polished interior.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Then he mopped and polished and swept and scrubbed, while I nibbled and gnawed on my biscuit.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney