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Verb
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Records also show a misdemeanor theft charge of $100 to $750 from Garland that hadn’t yet been filed with the DA’s office.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Following passage of the measure, Neil Sealy, the executive director of Arkansas Community Organizations, told the board that evictions filed in Pulaski County had more than doubled since 2018, with 4,345 evictions in the county in 2025.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The study’s first author is doctoral researcher Kevin Velasquez, who tested the coated cathodes using coin cells commonly used in low-power electronics such as watches and calculators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, deeper valances and vented sill covers help to smooth airflow, chrome parts—such as the bumpers and grille—are ceramic-coated, and all lights are upgraded to super-bright LEDs.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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There were scraped knees, arguments about whether the ball was fair or foul, and orange slices at halftime.—
Mark J. Friedlander,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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MAKfam, a Chinese restaurant with a Michelin nod for its value, faced a tough first-round opponent, The Empress Seafood, and scraped out a win.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 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
Verb
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Out of the 286 original applicants, the list of finalists has been shaved down to 21, according to one of the finalists.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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The cheese, though, is white Prairie Breeze, shaved fine and mounded like a snowdrift atop the bowl.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The lengthy posts are the latest development in the long-standing family feud that has gnawed away at the Beckhams’ attempts to project a perfect family life.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here, both are completely dismantled and scuffed to the point of being barely recognizable.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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College football is in chaos, its clothes disheveled, shirttail out, shoes expensive, Italian-made, but scuffed.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Sandpapered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapered. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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