Meanings
adjectivepreburnished (not comparable)
- not comparableburnished in advance
Like Hillary, Governor Sebelius’s name comes preburnished, thanks to her father-in-law, Keith Sebelius, a former veteran member of Congress, and her father, John Gilligan, the former governor of Ohio.
2008 March 3, Susan Dominus, “Electing a Woman to the White House: Who’s on Deck?”, in New York Times
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preburnished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preburnished
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“preburnished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preburnished. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preburnished,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preburnished.
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