sandblasting

Definition of sandblastingnext
present participle of sandblast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandblasting
Verb
  • To receive the award, the authority completed governance transparency requirements including ethics training for all board members, properly conducting open and public meetings and filing financial transactions and compensation reports to the state controller in a timely manner.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Single taxpayers with incomes below $100,000, married filing jointly couples earning less than $150,000, and married filing separately couples below $75,000 are exempt from Social Security tax.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Some Walmart shoppers could have already seen egg prices drop at their local stores, according to USA TODAY's shopping cart tracker, powered by Bright Data, a data-scraping company.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • There are 617 McDonald's restaurants in Ohio, according to the web scraping tool ScrapeHero.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There wasn’t even a full question asked about the secret project using computer technology aimed at shaving fractions of a second off speedskating times to help the Americans bring home gold medals from the Milan Cortina Olympics.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the same men involved in the NBA case were also indicted earlier this month in what federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania say was a college basketball point-shaving ring.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The ad, which centers on a fictional family scouring their community for their missing dog, demonstrates how the Search Party feature activates neighboring Ring home cameras to be used in the search.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • When scouring the web, Girard had another Grace's wedding dress top of mind, actress-princess Grace Kelly.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The tip of his tongue was grazing her ear now, teasing it with dampness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Outside were grazing horses, raising their heads at nothing greener than the earth.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wagner wasn’t as fortunate with his 7-iron shot, pulling it left into the rough (and scuffing the bottom of his club).
    Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Valverde also had a decent chance in August away at Oviedo, when running through on goal on the break and scuffing a shot against the outside of the post.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Russia currently controls around 20% of Ukrainian land, but over almost four years of grinding war, those territorial gains are thought to have cost Russia over a million casualties.
    Holly Williams, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This week, the optimism of spring has given way to the grinding reality of the sport, all before teams conducted their first workouts.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Take Keke Palmer in a butter yellow and cream vintage Dior bustier dress with a scarf-tie waist, or Kate Hudson, who combined all the mid-10s and boho trends by wearing a leathery peplum and balloon pants by Chloé.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The post comes days after Meghan made a surprise solo appearance at the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in Los Angeles, wearing a dusty rose Harbison Studio gown with black piping and a dramatic black cape.
    Kim Willis, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Sandblasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandblasting. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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