sandblasting

Definition of sandblastingnext
present participle of sandblast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandblasting
Verb
  • The bill would also increase the maximum civil penalty for filing a fraudulent lien to $15,000, up from $5,000.
    Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Also in 2024, Antczak's county board campaign was cut short after he was removed from the ballot for incorrectly filing for candidacy on partisan nomination forms when the county seats are nonpartisan.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Reinforcing Data Risk and Privacy Over the past three years, Jain has been using her skills as part of Meta’s anti-scraping initiative.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And the only questions she's getting asked are about shaving her head.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Another unit in Tsuen Wan, a residential neighborhood in the New Territories, was sold at a loss of $142,000, shaving 40% off the original price, according to local news reports.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Around ten volunteers from the Lane County Sheriff’s Department set out to find Davis, spending several hours scouring the woods near her home.
    Outside, Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The search continued over the weekend, with teams scouring the area by land, air and water.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The strongest sustained wind speed in the Atlantic on record occurred in 1980’s Hurricane Allen, which hit 190 mph, nearly grazing the researchers’ suggested Category 6.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The slate coasters feature little pads to keep the smooth, rock material from scuffing your table.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Remove shoes while in the house to avoid scuffing up baseboards and floors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Downtown tunnel closures The rail grinding project will also be coordinated with the weekend closures of the Downtown subway tunnel to combine efforts in the area and reduce the impact on riders.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Marty Supreme follows a wildly gifted, unapologetically cocky aspiring table tennis superstar named Marty Mauser (Chalamet), grinding it in Lower Manhattan circa 1952.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Chavez posted a photo of Gregory Bovino walking down 33rd Street and Portland Avenue, flanked by three agents wearing masks.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Sandblasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandblasting. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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