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Discover LudwigThe phrase "polished against" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to express the idea of something being scraped or rubbed against something else in order to smooth out or refine it. For example: "He polished the wood against his shirt in order to give it a smooth finish."
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Messerschmidt's metal muscles shine hard and polished against the light: he repels curiosity even as he commands it.
With New England's revitalized offense looking polished against a formidable defense, the team has little reason to worry about its less-than-sparkling ground game moving forward.
At 50, he looked both youthful and polished against an occasionally rattled prime minister who is 18 years his senior.
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Was one side of the rifle subtly smoother and shinier than the other because that's the side he laid it down on, so that over the years it polished itself against the leather seats of his truck?
Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2004 1 63 71] slid ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) pins against highly polished stainless steel plates (surface roughness of 0.01 μm).
He is old for a rookie and needs polish against left-handed pitching, but the Giants consider him one of their top prospects, a potential successor when Bonds retires.
Applying a coat of clear nail polish can protect your nail polish against chips.
Czartoryski concentrated on seeking the support of Britain and France for the Polish cause against Russia.
During the Napoleonic wars, France aided Irish rebels to undermine Britain, and Polish nationalists against Russia.
But the United States is also regarded as a supporter of the Polish struggle against Soviet rule.
Two years later, Herzen supported a Polish uprising against the tsarist Army and lost the liberals.
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