sandpaper

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Verb
  • In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • After Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles, several people filed a lawsuit in July 2025 alleging authorities questioned them without justification.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue them under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • But this adjustable Oxo measuring cup will save you time that would otherwise be spent scraping every last bit of peanut butter from the measuring cup.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Colombia needed a 76th-minute goal from Crystal Palace standout Daniel Muñoz to scrape past the DRC, but that goal pushed the team into first place in the group.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Dozens of media outlets, from international agencies to local TV stations to true crime podcasters, were inside the Lexington County courthouse to again chronicle every forehead rub and quizzical look from the once rich and imposing Southern lawyer.
    Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • The bumper was rubbing the tire and a headlight looked to be dragging.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Traditionally cynical and perceptive commentators—not to mention a lot of tired citizens—found themselves, in some accounts, overcome by an unexpected wave of patriotic sentimentality that washed away, at least for a moment, their gnawing doubts.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Kelsey passes around a bowl of clam shells with questions written on them as Liz gnaws on a corn on the cob.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump previously said the plan was to sandblast, caulk and resurface the pool basin.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Two types of DMRs were used in this experiment: A convex pattern made of glass beads with diameters ranging from 38 to 53 micrometers (μm) and a concave pattern applied by sandblasting.
    Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Messi steps up… and scuffs it wide.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • And just like that, from scuffed to spotless.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • The search for Gracie the giraffe, missing in Texas, hit its two-week mark on June 25 as the manager of her ranch is continuing to scour rugged terrain from the ground and sky.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 25 June 2026
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“Sandpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpaper. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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