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to make smooth by friction
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
Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The short’s dreamy black-and-white sequences, as well as its absence of character dialogue, sanded down AI’s rough edges.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
By ignoring class as a factor in its characters’ lives, Bridgerton has often sanded away much of the underlying friction between them — and done the couples’ love stories a disservice in the process.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the season, there was a minor controversy over whether the film’s changes to the source material — making its hero less explicitly racist and less complicit in the victimization of a Chinese laborer — sanded down the tale’s rough edges.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Wood floors are durable in that they can be sanded and refinished.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Martin will doubtless have his edges sanded down over time, though hopefully later rather than sooner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Before the artwork even began, the family cleaned the chair, sanded it down and repaired a small split in the wood before spraying it with primer.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The building went up in 2008, which is clear in some of the finishes (the hardwoods would benefit from being sanded and stained a less upsetting shade), but the light is good and the ceilings are high.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
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
The hard edges and rough parts were getting sanded down, and the arguments and ideas were more uniform.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The short’s dreamy black-and-white sequences, as well as its absence of character dialogue, sanded down AI’s rough edges.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
By ignoring class as a factor in its characters’ lives, Bridgerton has often sanded away much of the underlying friction between them — and done the couples’ love stories a disservice in the process.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the season, there was a minor controversy over whether the film’s changes to the source material — making its hero less explicitly racist and less complicit in the victimization of a Chinese laborer — sanded down the tale’s rough edges.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Wood floors are durable in that they can be sanded and refinished.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Martin will doubtless have his edges sanded down over time, though hopefully later rather than sooner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Before the artwork even began, the family cleaned the chair, sanded it down and repaired a small split in the wood before spraying it with primer.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The building went up in 2008, which is clear in some of the finishes (the hardwoods would benefit from being sanded and stained a less upsetting shade), but the light is good and the ceilings are high.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanded
Verb
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Diawara dumped off a pass to Josh Hart for an easy layup, while Doncic, lying flat on his back under the basket, looked at the closest official and rubbed his fingers together as if flashing money.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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That Docter chose to single out the axeing of a minor LGBTQ storyline and use it as an example of Pixar’s therapy-esque narratives — which Docter, as a storyteller himself, is most closely associated with — has rubbed many the wrong way.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The sandblasted and silver anodized surface is highly compatible with the finish on Apple laptops.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The beverage program, led by Mariena Mercer Boarini, is polished and exacting without veering into theatrics.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Over his 30-year coaching career, Niko Medved has polished a preferred offensive playing style, fine-tuning it in his dozen years as a head coach.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The company filed paperwork for an IPO in 2024 but withdrew the filing last October.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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At least five candidates have filed to run in the Democratic primary contest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 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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Elsewhere, deeper valances and vented sill covers help to smooth airflow, chrome parts—such as the bumpers and grille—are ceramic-coated, and all lights are upgraded to super-bright LEDs.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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Coach’s West Pack is designed with a mix of signature coated canvas, smooth calf leather, and a suede varsity stripe that adds a sporty and trendy touch to the simple black color scheme.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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