sandpapers

present tense third-person singular of sandpaper

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Verb
  • No bombshells so far in the latest Pentagon batch of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • OpenAI confidentially files for IPO.
    John Kell, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • For beard trims and shaves, go to Pisterzi in Soho.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch.
    Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The end of his tenure with the Cubs gnaws it him.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
  • In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front.
    Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Each time clothes rub against each other in the washer, the friction abrades the fibers slightly causing the surface to look dull.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, loves a good deal and scours the internet to find the best fashion dupes, such as Bogg bag lookalikes and a Baggu crescent bag that is so similar to the original.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
  • If your pharmacy lists a price that’s too high for comfort, try searching your GLP-1 medication on a site like GoodRx, which scours pharmacies and finds coupons to present you with the cheapest options.
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Liverpool are fortunate that Marcus Tavernier scuffs his shot straight at Alisson.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Sandpapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapers. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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