sandpaper

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Recent Examples of sandpaper Similar to sandpaper, steel wool has various grades to choose from—ranging from super fine to extra coarse. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025 English speakers floundered when talking about touch (in response to sandpaper, felt, rubber, etc.), but speakers of certain other languages—such as Dogul Dom, in Mali, and Siwu, in Ghana—tended to agree in their descriptions. Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 Both Lowe's and HGTV recommend a scoring tool or sandpaper to perforate the paper slightly so the water solution has easier access to the adhesive. Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024 After its mining operations flopped, the company pivoted to sandpaper and then to a series of clever inventions aimed at improving everyday life. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for sandpaper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpaper
Verb
  • The update comes more than two months after Phypers filed for divorce from the actress on July 7.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For applicants, this begins with ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that tariffs would shave trillions of dollars off the federal budget deficit.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Per a Vogue cover story earlier this month, the actress’ head was shaved in real time during a scene in the movie.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beat in vanilla and 1 of the eggs until smooth, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Although some of this base layer was likely ejected as well, Desch and his colleague Alan Jackson, also of Arizona State University, used simulations to determine that most of the material scraped from the baby Plutos was nitrogen.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dip a paper towel or cloth in the jelly, then rub a thin layer all over the surface.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And while it was expected the two sides would part ways this offseason, first-year Jets head coach Aaron Glenn rubbed Rodgers the wrong way after an awkward meeting between the two to discuss their future together.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those scissors are ready to slice and dice paper with ease and gnaw through heavier materials like twine.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some might use it as a toy, gnawing and tearing it up, while others, like Potato, like to sleep with the clothing item.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The minerals in this groundwater helped harden the surface, and after thousands of years of being sandblasted by atmospheric winds, low ridges appeared at the foot of Mount Sharp.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 July 2025
  • Clad in heavy end-grain cedar blocks, sandblasted to a muted and almost rocklike finish, the house disappears into its landscape of trees.
    Caroline Roux, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Steel wool, scouring pads, stiff brushes, eraser sponges, and other abrasive scrubbers can scratch and scuff the surface.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Liverpool are fortunate that Marcus Tavernier scuffs his shot straight at Alisson.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Crews are carefully scouring the landscape for any spot fires from that may occur.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there isn't any waste, fraud or abuse, according to public records obtained by KFF Health News and The Associated Press.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Sandpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpaper. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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