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
Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The duo chose Kitty Hawk after advice from the U.S. Weather Bureau (now known as the National Weather Service) about a large, flat area with soft sand and steady but strong winds.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Remove the clamps, and sand the surface until smooth.
—Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The biggest portion of it is more than 600 billion tons of concrete, followed by about 400 billion tons of sand, gravel and other aggregate materials used in construction.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The duo chose Kitty Hawk after advice from the U.S. Weather Bureau (now known as the National Weather Service) about a large, flat area with soft sand and steady but strong winds.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
The gene-editing is an attempt to fit a square peg into a round hole — to sand off the incompatible edges of a pig organ to force it to work in a human.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Remove the clamps, and sand the surface until smooth.
—Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
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See the wild horses or just spend time on the beach with the family.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The next morning Sae took me to Songdo, Korea’s first public beach, established in 1913.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Use your thumb to rub the soil against your fingers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Male birth control could soon be as simple as rubbing a gel on the shoulders and upper arms daily.The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The petition was filed with the Department of Health in November, and the agency referred it to an administrative law judge on Monday.Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The reports were filed in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, when Hamas, designated a terror organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union, killed nearly 1,200 people and took roughly 250 hostages.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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The spa menu also includes hydrating and anti-aging facials, as well as body treatments such as a luxurious pinotage and lime salt glow, a face and body glow experience, and coffee or salt body polishes.Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Those vying for a vacant Seattle City Council seat have only a few weeks to polish their resumes.Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The variation is thought to have come from groups experimenting with food-processing techniques such as grinding wild grains into flour.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sweet, citrusy coriander seeds are ground with the anise whisper of fennel seeds, then combined with flaky sea salt and the warm-chocolate edge of Urfa chiles.Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Sand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sand. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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