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polishing off

verb

present participle of polish off

as in pecking (at)

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That’s good for the skeleton overall, but the jaw depends on constant remodeling from chewing.

— Caitlin Kiernan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026
Samples were sent to labs for analysis while everyone sat around chewing pencils and hoping things weren't about to go full Omega Man before the lab results came back.

— David Szondy June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026

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Sakenis blocked two shots after finishing 11th in Division 1 in blocks per game last season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
With just four laps remaining, there was every prospect of the race finishing under caution as there wouldn’t be time to reorder the cars and then conduct a restart.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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