as in beach
often sands plural
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
we went for a moonlight walk on the sands
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as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house
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Recent Examples of sand
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Two years earlier, a Los Angeles County employee drove over a man laying in the sand in Venice Beach, severely injuring the victim.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Paint can be stripped or sanded down and stained so the natural wood of these pieces can really shine.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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Noun
At Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams' models emerged from a giant artificial wave onto sand.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Two years earlier, a Los Angeles County employee drove over a man laying in the sand in Venice Beach, severely injuring the victim.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Verb
Then sanding, priming, spraying back at my own shop to create numerous avatars of her including a male trixter hero version named the ‘Frozen Charlatan’ who is the chrome metallic alter ego.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Paint can be stripped or sanded down and stained so the natural wood of these pieces can really shine.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sand
Noun
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The beach is part of Half Moon Bay State Beach.
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Guests are encouraged to bring a beach chair, blanket and picnic basket.
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Dozens of media outlets, from international agencies to local TV stations to true crime podcasters, were inside the Lexington County courthouse to again chronicle every forehead rub and quizzical look from the once rich and imposing Southern lawyer.
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The bumper was rubbing the tire and a headlight looked to be dragging.
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The attorneys also filed a motion seeking an order to require the state to produce DNA evidence for an independent laboratory review.
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Form 700s are filed under penalty of perjury.
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For dressier occasions, platform sandals like Martha Stewart's go-to style offer comfort, support, and polish all in one.
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Through processing that polishes the individual wool fibers, the technology allows wool to have more luster, a softer hand feel, drape and elastic recovery.
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So Norway’s chefs brought their own coffee beans and grind every morning.
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If tension surfaces in a chat or client meeting, ground yourself by restating the facts, then suggest a next step everyone can accept.
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“Sand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sand. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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