sandpapering

verb

present participle of sandpaper
as in filing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpapering
  1. filing
  2. scraping
  3. shaving
  4. scuffing
  5. scouring
  6. rubbing
  7. gnawing
  8. nibbling
Verb
  • Those duties include protecting estate assets, notifying creditors, maintaining financial records and filing an inventory of the estate with the court.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • On Monday, Mexico began filing complaints to US state and federal prosecutors to request criminal investigations, and sent cease-and-desist letters to private companies that manage US detention centers where Mexican immigrants have died.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • Firms have been scraping Truth Social data for months, in violation of TMTG’s terms of ⁠service, ​according to a spokesperson.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026
  • In the past, most AI labs got the majority of their data for free, by simply scraping the internet.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of scraping
Verb
  • Just last month the Federal Bureau of Prison’s website readjusted it, shaving a few months off.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Google’s new phones will have similar shapes, with the Pro and Pro Fold models perhaps shaving off a little thickness.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Definition of shaving
Verb
  • Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Valverde also had a decent chance in August away at Oviedo, when running through on goal on the break and scuffing a shot against the outside of the post.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of scuffing
Verb
  • More than 900 participants signed up for last year’s Python Challenge, and potentially as many are currently scouring for snakes amid the 2026 competition.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
  • Wildfires have been scouring their way across northern Canada this week, with at least 54 fires active in the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of scouring
Verb
  • But the comfort extends beyond the insole, as the soft fabric straps help prevent rubbing while also lending the sandals a more elevated look.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
  • Continue rubbing until the friction lifts the residue from the fabric.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Definition of rubbing
Verb
  • Chewing involves biting or gnawing without necessarily swallowing.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • This, along with lunch, is the gnawing concern at the back of the critic’s mind.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of gnawing
Verb
  • While nibbling deer and pesky rodents might require one approach, something else, like snakes, will require another.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • Other snaps saw the Selena actress lounging in silk pajamas, celebrating her kids' graduations, eating a huge croissant, nibbling on a chocolate bar in bed, and posing for a selfie on a couch.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Definition of nibbling
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