mirror finish

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noun

a smooth highly polished surface produced on metal by mechanical or electrolytic polishing or lapping

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby mirror finish

Mirren, mirror, mirror ball, mirror canon, mirror carp, mirror finish, mirror image, mirror lens, mirror plant, mirror site, mirror symmetry

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How to use mirror finish in a sentence

I had been studying abroad in London, and came back to finish the semester at Tufts.
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In 2008 and 2012, Huckabee and Santorum, respectively won the Iowa Caucus, but did not make it to the finish line.
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“We would love to finish what we started some years ago,” Branson told journalists at a news conference with notable hesitancy.
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With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.
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Finish the sauce by putting the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
The mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
A child begins to make acquaintance with the images of things when set before a mirror.
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I suppose I must take you down to see the old man, and then we'll go straight off to Rome, and finish the winter there.
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