Refine As Metal Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water • small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters verb • extract (metals) by heating
	37%	10		Workers who refine and refine again
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	35%	6		Purify (a metal) by removing impurities
	verb • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing • make more complex, intricate, or richer • treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition • reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities • attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying • make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times28 Jul 2020	Down 50
New York Times Mini24 Apr 2017	Down 1
New York Times22 Mar 2005	Across 70
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