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Recent Examples of sandpaper
After its mining operations flopped, the company pivoted to sandpaper and then to a series of clever inventions aimed at improving everyday life.
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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
Keep in Mind The upkeep may seem a bit tedious at times with handwashing and applying mineral oil and sandpapering the surface.
—Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
Once the putty is completely dry, use a sanding block or sandpaper to create a flat and smooth surface.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
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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
Keep in Mind The upkeep may seem a bit tedious at times with handwashing and applying mineral oil and sandpapering the surface.
—Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
Once the putty is completely dry, use a sanding block or sandpaper to create a flat and smooth surface.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for sandpaper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpaper
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Charles Kushner pleaded guilty in 2004 to filing false tax returns, retaliating against a witness and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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One suit, filed by a public interest law firm called National Security Counselors, claims DOGE is operating as a federal advisory committee.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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And while Clay may face a battle to expand its use cases within a larger organization, companies that start shaving several percentage points off of their operating expenses will be difficult to pull away from Clay, said Meritech’s Alex Kurland, who led the new funding round.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Planners say it’s expected to shave 12 minutes off travel times for buses and commuters and five minutes for others.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Attachments vary from model to model and may include brushes, double-sided microfiber pads, and scraping tools.—
Maria Conti,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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For OpenAI, which trained its powerful models by scraping the entirety of the internet including copyright data and has been sued by news companies and a group of authors as a result, that’s quite a position to take.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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For stains that have had time to settle in, gently rub the spot with toothpaste or baking soda.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hints of this kind of frenzied instability rubbed some of Trump’s crypto cronies the wrong way.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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So were these new or the same rodents that gnawed into sugar packets in the dry storage room?—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Avoid using plastic, rubber, or wood because mice can gnaw through them.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
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The blue words were sandblasted by a headstone business, which then spray painted the letters.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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After that, these sheets are primed and sandblasted to get rid of dust and other impurities.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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The ceiling panels are scuffed, the walls are decorated with movie posters, and the desks are dotted with equipment, knickknacks, and struggling houseplants.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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His 16-minute cameo against Tottenham Hotspur in November provided flickers of the Belgian at his glorious best, threading the ball for Erling Haaland moments after coming on, before swinging in a first-time cross that was scuffed over the bar by a back-tracking defence.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Palmer and her stylist, Zoe Costello, scoured fashion old and new for her press tour, blazing through everything from vintage John Galliano-era Dior to brand-new Schiaparelli.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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For years, the U.S. space agency's Perseverance rover has been scouring Mars and scooping up intriguing rock samples.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Sandpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpaper. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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