buffed-up

From the first swooping shots of a chocolate-boxy English countryside, this War Horse is rooted in a buffed-up, sanded-down vision of rural England, where even alcohol-fuelled poverty is given a picturesque, storybook patina.

War Horse – review 2011

I thought in the back of my mind, this ball doesn't feel like it's a buffed-up ball.

Giants, Rockies Tussle Over 'Juiced Balls' Allegations AP 2010

With a buffed-up city centre dominated by a new Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, and a huge, half-finished housing development called New Islington, Manchester was probably the archetypal New Labour boomtown.

A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain by Owen Hatherley – review Andy Beckett 2010

The Upstate New York Republican resigned in disgrace back in February after Gawker published relatively bland and sexless emails between the buffed-up 46-year-old and a woman looking for company.

Lee Brenner: The Top 10 Stories From 2011 Missing From All the Top 10 Lists Lee Brenner 2011

This documentary features Chris Bell, a sort of buffed-up Morgan Spurlock, investigating his brothers 'and America's hypocritical use of the juice.

Truer Words, Never Spoke! darkerblogistan 2009

The Upstate New York Republican resigned in disgrace back in February after Gawker published relatively bland and sexless emails between the buffed-up 46-year-old and a woman looking for company.

Lee Brenner: The Top 10 Stories From 2011 Missing From All the Top 10 Lists Lee Brenner 2011

Mind games, a feature of the long preamble, were a factor right up to the opening bell, with Haye ignoring the buffed-up Michael Buffer's introduction to stay in his dressing room for an extra 10 minutes.

David Haye cut down to size by Wladimir Klitschko's ram-rod power | Paul Hayward 2011

Mind games, a feature of the long preamble, were a factor right up to the opening bell, with Haye ignoring the buffed-up Michael Buffer's introduction to stay in his dressing room for an extra 10 minutes.

David Haye cut down to size by Wladimir Klitschko's ram-rod power | Paul Hayward 2011

The Upstate New York Republican resigned in disgrace back in February after Gawker published relatively bland and sexless emails between the buffed-up 46-year-old and a woman looking for company.

Lee Brenner: The Top 10 Stories From 2011 Missing From All the Top 10 Lists Lee Brenner 2011

The Upstate New York Republican resigned in disgrace back in February after Gawker published relatively bland and sexless emails between the buffed-up 46-year-old and a woman looking for company.

Lee Brenner: The Top 10 Stories From 2011 Missing From All the Top 10 Lists Lee Brenner 2011