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Recent Examples of sandpapery
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
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Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpapery
Adjective
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Investing in a decadent body butter is like upgrading your flimsy blanket to a plush throw or changing scratchy sheets for a luxurious cotton set—the small change makes a huge difference in your life.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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The often scratchy, historically fascinating recordings are given an audio backdrop of a keyboard/percussion score performed by Shortell.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Jonah Paz, with scraggly brown hair and clean features, wears a baggy red flannel and gray pants; Yaelle Avtan’s got a plume of blonde hair, pink blouse, and a tutu-y green skirt.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Is there anything more hopeful or emblematic of change than a garden in its first scraggly youth?—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Walking paths and blooming gardens skirt the knobby cypress knees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Hike Up Pilot Mountain Pilot Mountain is easily the most recognizable mountain in the state due to its unusual knobby peak.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ahead of the holiday, the City of Rancho Cordova is cracking down with much harsher penalties.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Members of his party who want even harsher border controls have splintered off to form Restore Britain, which has gained support from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who is vociferously backing it on his X platform.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Inside, there’s a unique two-tone color split for throne-like front seats and rear jump seats, with standard Dinamica—akin to nubby Alcantara—dressing seat inserts and door trim.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Microfiber absorbs four times more moisture than cotton and the nubby texture grabs and holds onto soil until it is washed away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Lifting the lid revealed a small tart topped with a tongue of Spanish sea urchin, resting on a nubbly bed of cancha nuts.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But its knurled Smart Dial acts as a scroll wheel for books, web pages, and other content – offering a much more intuitive way to read with one hand.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2026
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And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Sandpapery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapery. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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