sandpaper

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Recent Examples of sandpaper Both Lowe's and HGTV recommend a scoring tool or sandpaper to perforate the paper slightly so the water solution has easier access to the adhesive. Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024 Konecny would also inject some edge and sandpaper with his fiery, energizing playstyle. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 After its mining operations flopped, the company pivoted to sandpaper and then to a series of clever inventions aimed at improving everyday life. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 Among them – 3M, a giant company that has manufactured everything from masking tape to sandpaper to a synthetic rubber used in space boots. Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sandpaper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpaper
Verb
  • Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In December, the city declined a public records request for complaints filed by Gudino against the city or its police department, claiming that the documents were exempt from disclosure under personnel records.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • Elon Musk, meanwhile, lost $11 billion on Thursday, adding to the $99 billion the Tesla CEO has lost this year, and saw 5.5 percent shaved off Tesla’s shares.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
  • For comparison, the release estimates that the 2018-19 Trump trade war with China shaved 0.2% off GDP and killed 142,000 jobs.
    Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Set up your agent to scrape competitor data, log changes to a spreadsheet, and send you only the high-impact alerts.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • On Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that relentless AI scraping is putting strain on Wikipedia's servers.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pearl rubbed Broome’s back as the cart took off down the concourse.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Adding to its innovation, the 'Monaco' integrates honeycomb thermoplastic heel technology, providing convenience by allowing natural motion without stiffness or rigidity, rubbing away material in other shoemakers usually.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But his work, even at its most tendentious, speaks uncannily to our current political mood of gnawing anxiety, fleeting optimism, and partial resignation over the future of the human project.
    Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • But, those couples are a bit better at coping with both trivial spats and more gnawing issues.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • No record could be found documenting the method used to remove them, but historical letters and news clippings referred to techniques that would have resulted in destruction, including dousing them with lye, chipping them off the wall and sandblasting them.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The blue words were sandblasted by a headstone business, which then spray painted the letters.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Worn pads should be replaced; pad surfaces that are glazed can be scuffed with sandpaper.
    George Petras, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • What to Consider Its leather-like finish could easily get scuffed or worn if dropped on a rough surface.
    Seamus Bellamy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And now, some experts are scouring this week’s events for clues on the fate of one of Xi’s top generals.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Tennessee Highway Patrol released video of lightning illuminating the sky as troopers, Selmer police, sheriff’s deputies and firefighters scoured the rubble of a decimated home early Thursday morning, looking for anyone trapped.
    Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Sandpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpaper. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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