Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpapers
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House Republicans aren’t all persuaded by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s attempt to defuse a bipartisan investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files — but some are appearing to waver.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Founding editor Jon Greenberg files columns from Chicago throughout the season, too.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps this shaves off sharp edges around any conversation.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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One of the highlights is the bread cart rolled out at the beginning of the meal, right after the waiter shaves off a roll of unctuous French butter from a huge golden mound.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meyer helped design a tracking system that scrapes data from Zillow to detect price hikes greater than 10%.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The end of his tenure with the Cubs gnaws it him.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Velasquez likes square layers for hair that grazes just at the collarbone.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
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Ackley’s department, which includes a dozen scouts, scours the college ranks looking for future NFL talent.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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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,
5 Feb. 2026
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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 21 Mar. 2026.
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