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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The bumper was rubbing the tire and a headlight looked to be dragging.
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Brown alleged Wilhelmy rubbed her stomach, touched her shoulders and spanked her despite objections.
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The verdict comes a year after Pitt first filed his request for depositions last June, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
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The lawsuit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court on Thursday on behalf of Abby Grizzell, of Lee’s Summit, who attorneys said was bowled over and trampled by a group of youths on June 6.
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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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Miami ground its way to two NBA Finals and a conference finals in the last seven seasons through a mix of elite player development, coach Erik Spoelstra’s wizardry, #Heatculture and a soft conference, but this is something entirely different.
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Vozinha’s two decades grinding through clubs in Portugal, Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, and Slovakia; teammates who play their club football across Europe and North America, from Villarreal and Benfica to Major League Soccer.
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“Sand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sand. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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