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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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That rubbed City fans up the wrong way, especially as many were not too happy with his performances anyway.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Their ice maker expelled large clumps of wet salt, which, when rubbed, dissolved into an oily, foul-smelling substance.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 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 fabrics are soft and lightweight, the shapes are polished, and many come in elevated colors and patterns that read high-end.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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This density makes the granite particularly resilient to collisions and allows it to be polished to a finish smooth enough to glide on ice.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The second woman who filed the complaint did not work directly for Callender.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Federal defense attorneys have filed motions to dismiss indictments, citing difficulties accessing their clients in immigration detention centers and, in at least one case, struggling to locate them at all.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 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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Place a coated marshmallow and nut (if using) on the wide end of each crescent roll.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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The 45 mm case looked substantial, and the coated titanium bezel felt perfectly slick.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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