polished

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The aesthetic favors deliberate roughness and mistakes over a sterile, polished sheen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“When you’re an analyst or an associate, you want to look clean, sharp and polished, but conspicuous branding should be avoided.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Titled Eins, Zwei, Drei, it's an overstuffed sandwich of a song - full of chanted hooks and crunchy keyboards that deliberately avoids the polished pop of previous entries.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Pure-gold bracelets, polished just once, showed the tin underneath; some of the beauty creams gave you vivid red pustules all over your face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell