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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
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
Then the wood must dry, then be sanded, stained and carved.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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
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
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
Then the wood must dry, then be sanded, stained and carved.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanded
Verb
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The man kissed and touched his neck and rubbed his genitals against Gilboa-Dalal.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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At one point in the video, Bravo affectionately rubbed Barone’s back as the pair stood close together chatting.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
14 May 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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From wrinkle-resistant dresses to lightweight two-piece sets, these pieces are comfortable for long flights but polished enough to wear straight to your destination without requiring a major outfit change.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Lightweight and breathable, linen is perfect for hot days at the park or beach, but this pair is polished enough for weekend brunch or a backyard cookout.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The Placer County District Attorney’s Office has formally filed a charge of accessory against Lawhead-Steele.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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That argument is now central to a lawsuit filed by the Save City Hall Coalition, which claims the city failed to properly maintain the building as required by law.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
19 May 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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My ferry trip was comparatively uneventful, though there were rough seas and the top deck lay coated in a film of human vomit, like chowder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Timothée Chalamet distressed and overdyed jeans with a brown suede jacket, while Jason Momoa paired a leather jacket with coated jeans.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
12 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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