REGROUND Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

reground

verb

past tense of regrind

as in sanded

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So that’s a long time for the edges to get sanded off and turned into these happy folkloric stories.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 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

Definition of sanded

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Per Michael Rider, white canvas shoes ground statement skirts with easy polish.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 July 2026
Xander Bogaerts got under a curveball hung up in the zone and flied out to start the inning before Gavin Sheets grounded a single up the middle and Freddy Fermin appeared to have made the second out.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026

Definition of ground

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The document was filed July 20 in the 294th District Court of Johnson County.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
An application request filed with the city of Meridian shows plans for a 24,000-square-foot micro-hospital on South Rackham Way, near the northeast corner of Eagle and Overland roads, south of Interstate 84.

— Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

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La Roja had been the best team of the World Cup and had done so by remaining faithful to itself and its soccer through technique, ability and skill honed through years and years of doing the same thing better than anyone else.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of honed

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Her eyes also boasted their usual liquid black wing with a metallic shimmer on the lids and a Gothic charcoal hue buffed in her waterline.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
The shoes are designed for both poolside lounging and fancier occasions in mind, since they can be easily wiped dry and buffed with a leather cleansing cream for a polished look.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

Definition of buffed

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Anniversary years can produce a flood of predictable books and commemorations, encouraging familiar narratives polished for public consumption.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Strings of gold chrome drape across organic-looking stones polished with sage green cat-eye, plus pearls and deep French tips.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of polished

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Skubal’s energy and edge are tools, sharpened over the years and ready to deploy against slights real or invented.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The 55-year-old star of The Odyssey (in theaters now), Christopher Nolan‘s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, says in his PEOPLE cover story interview that his priorities have sharpened upon celebrating a milestone birthday.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of sharpened

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Diners here can feast upon things like duck-fat frites for brunch and espresso-rubbed steaks for dinner.

— Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
During this comedy sketch, Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while saying there was ‘no signal’ in my head but ‘plenty of signal’ in my chest.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2026

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