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adjective

as in scraped

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verb

past tense of sand
as in rubbed
to make smooth by friction painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house

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Recent Examples of sanded
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
Whatever marks that remain after pulling the supports away and curing the parts are easily ground or sanded away. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The craftsmanship is on full display, as each spindle is made from solid wood and hand-sanded a few times to show the thorough detailing. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 Video of the restoration showed the new star, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, being buffed, sanded and repainted. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Compared to the more flawed Sherlock Holmes or James Bond — two other literary heroes whose various screen iterations have often, albeit not always, sanded down their complexities — Reacher is barely a character at all. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 So that’s a long time for the edges to get sanded off and turned into these happy folkloric stories. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 Paint can be stripped or sanded down and stained so the natural wood of these pieces can really shine. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanded
  1. sandblasted
  2. rubbed
  3. coated
  4. polished
  5. scoured
  6. filed
Adjective
  • The top is a thick slab of sandblasted acrylic that lends the surface a serene luminosity.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The standard Hornbill blade uses a micro-sandblasted treatment, creating an even matte surface that is understated and resistant to fingerprints.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of sandblasted
Verb
  • The reaction from Chiefs Kingdom rubbed a former player the wrong way.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • If your mane felt a little fried, a few drops rubbed through the ends would suffice for a quick fix.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rubbed
Adjective
  • Special foils, triple silver-coated glass, and roof airflow prevent heat buildup inside the car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Best Nontoxic Stainless Steel Swaps Replace an entire collection of old coated cookware in one fell swoop with this do-everything pots and pans set from Cuisinart.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • Each refillable case secures with a satisfying magnetic closure, and is polished with an alabaster finish.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • These natural diamonds are often cloudy and oddly shaped, and lose about 25% of their weight as they're cut and polished into what a jeweler would sell, according to Nathan Renfro, senior manager at the Gemological Institute of America.
    — LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of polished
Adjective
  • The three scoured data collected by the Chandra space telescope between 1999 and 2017 and painstakingly filtered out any random artifacts and other junk.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of scoured
Verb
  • Ronen Bar, former head of the agency commonly known as Shin Bet, demanded $965,000 in the suit filed Wednesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kalshi has filed rehearing petitions asking the Sixth and Ninth Circuits to review their latest rulings, citing the forthcoming CFTC rules.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filed

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“Sanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanded. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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