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Recent Examples of sandblast
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.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Then, that power was sandblasted away as presumably Bungie didn’t like that much.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The blue words were sandblasted by a headstone business, which then spray painted the letters.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Then, that power was sandblasted away as presumably Bungie didn’t like that much.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The blue words were sandblasted by a headstone business, which then spray painted the letters.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandblast
Verb
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The product scrapes the insect, removing oils and fats from the outside of the insect's body.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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To add details, etch swooping lines around the holes by scraping away the pumpkin's outer skin to create contrast.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is set to hold a news conference to announce the charges against Robinson after they are filed in the late morning and will be made available to the public immediately after that, according to Utah County officials.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to a Manhattan Supreme Court foreclosure suit filed in December that names both Bill and Camille, the pair stopped making payments on the loans in June 2024 in addition to failing to pay over $300,000 in property taxes.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its software scours data from thousands of different plants, looking for chemicals that might be useful for new treatments, which the company then refines and tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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After unsuccessfully scouring both Ireland and America for an actor to play the lead role of Conor, Cassidy headed to Australia and saw Ledger with the help of a local casting director.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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To get into character, the actor had to shave his head, wear a combover and adjust his posture to appear nearly a foot shorter in order to capture the American songwriter's physical appearance.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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As early as 1891, a Norwegian geologist reported deposits of a similar age along the shores of a fjord in northeastern Norway that had striations—those long grooves that form when glacial ice sandpapers the ground beneath it.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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But that was back when the team drafted well enough and the greatest quarterback of all time was able to sandpaper over their misses.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The tribe’s most recent binding pact from 1863, which preexists the federal law that regulates mining of public lands, guarantees its members exclusive use of the area to fish, hunt, gather and graze animals.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 23-year-old singer paired the vintage designer piece, which barely grazed her hips, with black briefs to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions during the night.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The photo released shows what appears to be a man wearing a largely black outfit with an American flag on his shirt, a black cap, and black sunglasses.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the leather could have issues with water or scuffing if it’s not coated with protective sealants.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Steel wool, scouring pads, stiff brushes, eraser sponges, and other abrasive scrubbers can scratch and scuff the surface.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sandblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandblast. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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