sandpaper

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Recent Examples of sandpaper Both Lowe's and HGTV recommend a scoring tool or sandpaper to perforate the paper slightly so the water solution has easier access to the adhesive. Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024 Konecny would also inject some edge and sandpaper with his fiery, energizing playstyle. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 After its mining operations flopped, the company pivoted to sandpaper and then to a series of clever inventions aimed at improving everyday life. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 Among them – 3M, a giant company that has manufactured everything from masking tape to sandpaper to a synthetic rubber used in space boots. Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sandpaper
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Verb
  • Neither Blanco nor federal prosecutors have filed motions since the jurors testified, though they are expected to do so in the coming months with arguments about whether Patron should be granted a new trial.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • Earlier this week, Robinson and his wife filed a $500 million cross-complaint against the former staff members.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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  • An article published that year by The New York Times notes that Davis shaved the front of her head for the part.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • To begin, researchers tried to mimic sun exposure by shaving the dorsal skin of mice and applying cis-urocanic acid (dissolved in water).
    Jay Kakade June 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
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  • To determine whether demodex mites are the cause of skin irritations, dermatologists can tape or lightly scrape the top layer of skin and place the sample under a microscope, Ricardo-Gonzalez said.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
  • In the nine games since, Soto has scraped together just four hits in 34 at bats.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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  • So in the long run, even somewhere like Oxford won't be rubbing their hands with glee if life is harder for Harvard — because Oxford and Harvard do projects together.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 5 June 2025
  • Privately, Musk rubbed a number of senior officials the wrong way during his time in government, and his complaints about a key legislative goal may further agitate his critics in the administration.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Police found the infant unresponsive and said she had been gnawed in the face by the family puppy, a pit bull–German shepherd mix.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
  • Decayed objects gnaw, toys bleed sawdust, and the White Rabbit—stitched-up and glassy-eyed—wields a pair of scissors like a surgical instrument.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Clad in heavy end-grain cedar blocks, sandblasted to a muted and almost rocklike finish, the house disappears into its landscape of trees.
    Caroline Roux, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2025
  • Emperor feels at every turn like the book On Earth should have been, if only Vuong had seen prose as an opportunity instead of an obstacle to be sandblasted away by pure force of lyricism.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • Marvel’s actual goal is to scuff up the brand with some punk-rock snark.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Its defining sight and sound is perhaps that of scuffing feet on dry grass.
    Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Whether its playing on one of three playgrounds, petting goats, watching a live cow milking, scouring shops or something else, there’s something for everyone.
    Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • Some streets remained closed into the evening as canine, bomb squad and hazmat teams scoured several blocks around the city’s courthouse, Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said at the briefing.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025

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“Sandpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpaper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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