perfected 1 of 2

adjective

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as in matured

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as in completed

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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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2
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
Once perfected, this AI will essentially take over its own development, continuously building and improving its next version. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Both Ava and Jade are part of the cohort of young—often teenage—married influencers who have gone viral in the last couple months by mimicking the content formula perfected by their tradwife forebears. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026 Daunt is apprehensive about what this could mean for the individual bookstores’ management, which has been perfected since his arrival as CEO. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Experts emphasize consistent music releases and translating the live experience onto social media, a strategy Chappell Roan perfected over a decade. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 As a prime example of grunge-girl hair, era icon Alexa Chung has perfected the balance between rumpled and refined. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026 Having perfected their formula over the course of 13 years and 25 movies, Marvel Studios decided to change things up and do their version of a DC superhero story. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Dick Edmonston, who died last winter, taught me that Leslie perfected the art of the chocolate chip cookie. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 Essentially, the Barbault’s Basket, which perfected and peaked over the last two weeks, is adding intensity to the mix. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 27 July 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
  • So despite being only slightly older than Penders is now, both men were far more seasoned and polished.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of polished
Verb
  • The restoration was completed in May of 2025 and the hotel has earned a Michelin Key, the ultimate achievement such as a Michelin star is to restaurants.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Semenyo had already completed a prolific season in England’s Premier League, scoring 17 league goals to take over boyhood idol Tony Yeboah’s long-standing record for most scored by a Ghanaian in a single season.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Paul Taylor Sunderland Sunderland’s pre-season has gradually improved, as defeats to Liverpool and Leeds have given way to encouraging performances, and wins, against Wrexham and Lens.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Mike Salmon's health improved so much under hospice care that he got kicked out.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of improved
Adjective
  • Jacquees looks toward what’s next, reflecting the confidence and grown-man perspective behind his new era.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The hard drive alone contained nearly 500 gigabytes of files and thousands of explicit videos and images of children, including one roughly nine-minute video of a toddler performing oral sex on a grown man, court documents show.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grown
Adjective
  • Albies is an excellent contact hitter, putting the bat on the ball, and driving the ball to the gaps.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Located in the heart of the Marais, a restaurant at the Centre Pompidou would have to be pretty special to compete against all the excellent neighboring options.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Verb
  • Taylor Ruck swam the freestyle leg for Canada and picked up her third bronze of the night, having previously finished third in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter backstroke.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman stayed in the game and finished the top of the eighth, but Tommy Edman pinch hit for him in the bottom of the inning before Los Angeles closed out a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, its fourth in five games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Abreu’s odds to hit a homer are also enhanced by playing in Toronto tonight.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Davy enhanced Cassie’s lips using a big lip liner and added fake freckles, a reflection of TikTok and Instagram trends.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of enhanced

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