as in to wax
to defeat by a large margin
the local football team was shellacked 35-0 in their final outing for the season
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Recent Examples of shellac
These big tech company stocks stood there no matter what kind of shellacking the futures dealt us.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
The floor tiles are actual pennies, which were installed and shellacked by the owner.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
Technical analysts who watch price charts worry that after Monday’s shellacking the S & P 500 could soon test its 200-day moving average, saying the latest action confirmed how fragile the market setup is at the start of a new month.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Snapshots of local families are shellacked right onto the tables.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
The floor tiles are actual pennies, which were installed and shellacked by the owner.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
Technical analysts who watch price charts worry that after Monday’s shellacking the S & P 500 could soon test its 200-day moving average, saying the latest action confirmed how fragile the market setup is at the start of a new month.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Snapshots of local families are shellacked right onto the tables.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shellac
Verb
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There is arguably no other destination that evokes such a fantasy, having been glamorized in films like The Talented Mr. Ripley and waxed on poetically by authors like John Steinbeck.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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Beneath his shoes, the gray concrete floor shined from years of being waxed by hand.—
Literary Hub
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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To dive deeper: start with always-easy-to-crunch lumpia or, even better, laing, taro leaves creamed in coconut milk with seasonings like garlic, ginger and shrimp paste.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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In Las Vegas, a city known for its late-night prime rib buffets, David Chang’s Majordomo offers smoked prime rib carved tableside and served with pommes puree and creamed spinach.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Trump said military pilots who successfully bombed Iran will be guests for a flyover of military planes during the patriotic ceremony.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Judicial confirmations were once a slower, more contentious process, often requiring 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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For two decades, senior legislators and military leaders have been working, mostly without success, to overcome these problems.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The designer was lucky enough to snag some handwoven jacquard with gold thread from a Venetian palazzo, whipping it into a one-of-a-kind lampshade skirt.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Shake briefly to whip, then empty contents into a curved Hurricane glass and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Rewrite this job experience for LinkedIn: [paste your current job description].—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Take the following steps to file a report: Without clicking the link, copy the body of the message and paste it into a new email.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Prince Friso was in a skiing accident in February 2012, getting buried under an avalanche, which led to brain damage and falling into a coma.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Some mourners openly wept, burying their faces in the Palestinian flags wrapped around the bodies.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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In particular, Jess Carter was skinned three times by Delpinhe Cascarino in the first half — two warning signs, and then the assist for Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s opener.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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It is packed with 12 actives including a Suprême Skin Bio Complex (to boost skin renewal), which brightens, de-puffs, smoothens and firms skin around the eye area.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Shellac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellac. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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