reground

past tense of regrind

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reground
Verb
  • Reiss’ script was a Black List find that either wasn’t reworked enough by committee or so sanded down in the studio churn that all personality was drained in the process.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some people take all the components off the frame, strip off all the decals, then get the whole thing sanded and powder-coated with a fresh coat of paint.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All were well above the overall 3% of domestic flights nationwide that had been grounded, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On an email chain including seven of Stryker’s lawyers, the company’s legal team filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on the records, more than an hour after UC released them to The Enquirer.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The judgment releases the county from four separate federal lawsuits filed by various plaintiffs against officials.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla’s approach leans heavily on large-scale data, neural networks, and perception models honed on millions of driving hours.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The 75-year-old Lavrov has also honed a brash, confrontational style of diplomacy that has often matched Putin’s imperial aspirations.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The main hatch is already open, a small mercy for my purposes, and my torchlight shines back on a wooden ladder, paint worn in the centre of each rung where the crew’s footsteps buffed it away.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Some scratches can be buffed out.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saodimallsu Pullover Sweater Comfy enough for a red-eye and polished enough for brunch—this pullover does it all.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Its software ecosystem is polished, and its hardware is mature.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His agility had been sharpened, it was said, by the ballet lessons imposed by his coach at Lucchese, Ernő Erbstein—like Weisz, one of the many Hungarian Jews who shaped Italian football between the early 1920s and the imposition of the Nuremberg Laws in 1938.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Elliott said that since the office has sharpened its tone, donations have poured in from millions of supporters.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sometimes, Nat told me, Christian had rubbed some of the estrogen jelly into his skin.
    James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her words rubbed viewers and other contestants the wrong way, prompting a spat with fellow contestant Debbie.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Reground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reground. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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