perfected 1 of 2

adjective

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as in matured

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as in completed

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perfected

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verb

past tense of perfect
1
as in finished
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done perfected the arrangements for their long-awaited European vacation

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as in improved
to make better an art teacher who seems to believe that you can always perfect a painting with some additional brush strokes

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Recent Examples of perfected
Verb
For more than 70 years, Mexico’s powerful Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) perfected a key political transaction. — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched. — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 The pilot should highlight your company’s path to success, either by benefiting a representative target customer type or by showing that delivery can be perfected for efficiency or scale. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Months later, the Renault Espace perfected and popularized the formula. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 More than half a century has passed since Pink Floyd invented the larger-than-life concert spectacle, and Metallica may have perfected it at the Sphere. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 Sports radio perfected play-by-play commentary and talk shows that often involved debates with fans. — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Maureen’s son, Luke Russert, had perfected his Wayne impersonation by age 12. — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 There are over 1,500 Italian restaurants in Tokyo alone, and the cosmopolitan city has long perfected the craft of Italo-Japanese fusion. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfected
  1. matured
  2. polished
  3. completed
  4. improved
  5. grown
  6. excellent
  7. finished
  8. enhanced
Adjective
  • Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of matured
Adjective
  • Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There are waterproof Sorel boots for rainy-day exploring, classic Adidas sneakers for casual outfits, and plenty of polished options, from slingback flats and ballet flats to easy slip-on loafers.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of polished
Verb
  • Almost none has completed the reorganization that produces the compounding gains on the other side.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Kaplan previously worked at Tepper’s Appaloosa Management hedge fund and advised him on the Panthers acquisition completed in 2018.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • The experiments showed that CARL improved tracking performance by up to 15 percent compared with existing methods, including during tests on physical robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Middle East improved quarterly, but remained a drag on performance, notably for Miu Miu.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
Adjective
  • The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda, music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.
    — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Now in his second full season as a college starter at Notre Dame, Carr, a junior, plays quarterback like a grown man.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of grown
Adjective
  • His 28-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold late in the second quarter beat Delane, who had excellent position.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The biggest key for the Brewers in this game is to see if their bullpen can keep their excellent pitching alive.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of excellent
Verb
  • Kreiss-Tomkins, who was previously a state legislator, finished the state’s open primary race in August in the top spot, with another Democratic candidate, Tom Begich, in second place.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Angels went 62-100 — the first 100-loss season in franchise history — and finished last in the AL West in their only season under Suzuki, who ended his 16-year major league playing career as a catcher for the Angels in 2021-22.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhanced

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