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painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house
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Recent Examples of sanded
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The denim may have never been worn but it is stonewashed, sanded, chemically faded or laser-treated to look like it.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The Luce looks weird because Ferrari isn’t asking to have its edges sanded off.
—Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Maybe his voice wasn’t sanded to perfection on the Gershwin classic.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Inside a boarded-up and vacant house that dates to 1920, renovations were unfinished, the floors sanded but lacking polish.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Even then the metal was sanded finely and in the Lucca’s case the radiator and spoked wheels were fitted with covers for improved aerodynamics.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
The rigid jean is hand-sanded to emphasize its fullness.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026
Attention spans are being sanded down, vocabulary is becoming consumer-friendly.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
But even slightly sanded down, their work puts other games to shame.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The denim may have never been worn but it is stonewashed, sanded, chemically faded or laser-treated to look like it.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The Luce looks weird because Ferrari isn’t asking to have its edges sanded off.
—Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Maybe his voice wasn’t sanded to perfection on the Gershwin classic.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Inside a boarded-up and vacant house that dates to 1920, renovations were unfinished, the floors sanded but lacking polish.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Even then the metal was sanded finely and in the Lucca’s case the radiator and spoked wheels were fitted with covers for improved aerodynamics.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
The rigid jean is hand-sanded to emphasize its fullness.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026
Attention spans are being sanded down, vocabulary is becoming consumer-friendly.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanded
Verb
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Chemical filters, such as avobenzone, octocrylene and homosalate, appear clear when rubbed on the skin but sometimes feel oily.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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The good times keep rolling through the commercial breaks, as A-listers rubbed elbows, and at the afterparties, where the big stars enjoyed burgers from Shake Shack and got their drink on.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The brand also collaborated with Horny Hi-Fi on a custom hi-fi system consisting of wooden loudspeakers surmounted by a second amplifier in sandblasted chrome.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The PryBar-PlayMaker is designed for wear resistance and fingerprint prevention, due to its sandblasted surface.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Lightweight cotton and silky fabrics are also ever-present fabrics that strike this balance of comfortable enough for the warm Caribbean weather but still polished.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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One shopper called them an easy way to elevate loungewear, while another said the shoes were polished enough to wear to an outdoor wedding.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Verb
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One of them was Benjamin Locke, a men’s soccer player with the Wolfpack who filed the original lawsuit in August 2022.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The 21-year-old filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court to change her name to simply Zahara Marley Jolie, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
25 May 2024
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There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.—
Chantha Nguon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Add the dressing, cabbage and half of the scallions, cilantro and cashews (if using) to the bowl with the rice and toss until everything is well coated in the dressing.—
Emily Weinstein,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Shoppers now see cookware labeled PFAS-free, PTFE-free, PFOA-free, ceramic-coated and non-toxic without always understanding the differences between those terms.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Sanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanded. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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