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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpapers
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That a creditor files an application for a charging order may cause the payor to withhold payments from the debtor until the application is decided.
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When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.
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Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
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The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.
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Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch.
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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Kelsey passes around a bowl of clam shells with questions written on them as Liz gnaws on a corn on the cob.
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The end of his tenure with the Cubs gnaws it him.
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Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.
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The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
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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.
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This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
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Messi steps up… and scuffs it wide.
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“Sandpapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapers. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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