Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandblasting
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The deduction is capped at $10,000 and phased out for individuals earning above $100,000 (for single filers) or $200,000 (for married taxpayers filing jointly).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Two days after filing the lawsuit, the Indianapolis Zuckerberg's Facebook page reappeared after a four-month suspension.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Being careful not to overprocess, pulse several times until everything is about the size of a grain of rice, scraping the sides of the food processor bowl as needed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Opportunists have been scraping and selling personal information from the internet for as long as there’s been personal information on the internet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, the Congressional Budget Office sees tariffs shaving trillions of dollars off the deficit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a major injury blow in their preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday — one that reportedly has the team scouring the trade market.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Since then, for more than two decades, it's been Shafer making the call − which sometimes means scouring storm data in the middle of the night trying to make the right decision.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Most workshops can go on citing examples (and from each other’s writing, too, which is fun to do)―any perusal of course reading lists or an hour spent grazing the literature shelves of a bookstore yields numerous possible stories for discussion.—
Douglas Unger
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kardashian, 44, wore a head-turning lilac-gray gown designed with a high neckline, floor-grazing cape sleeves and a body-hugging silhouette that cinched her waist.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the army became bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, and the West was stunned by Moscow’s poor battlefield performance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Although Moscow's ground forces are being chewed up in the grinding war in Ukraine's east, Russia has wound up its defense industry to backfill its constant equipment losses and regular strikes across Ukraine.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Prague, Czech Republic,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The friends were both wearing some form of American flag on their outfits and were visiting from Syracuse, New York.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The style is perfect for wearing into the cooler months, as it can easily be layered over cozy knits.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even the normally surefire element of a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with its blasts of dissonance pumping up the squirm factor, adds to the heavy-going effect of a movie that seems to go out of its way to be grating.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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But watching their unfinished work sit among the swells is grating, Crowley said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Sandblasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandblasting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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