as in beach
often sands plural
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
we went for a moonlight walk on the sands
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as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house
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Recent Examples of sand
Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The sand is eroded into curious little ditches, and there’s litter underfoot, the mummified remains of dead fish.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2025
The dunes there would replace some rock riprap and plastic K-rails installed there by the city to keep waves and sand out of the paved lot.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The cruise line’s private island features two freshwater lagoons, a 1.2-mile white sand beach and plenty of activities to keep busy, and will be called upon by its ships departing from Galveston, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Port Canaveral, and Tampa.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The sand is eroded into curious little ditches, and there’s litter underfoot, the mummified remains of dead fish.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
The lyrics on this album take a few spins to absorb, in part because Van Etten doesn’t sand down the sharp corners of her subjects.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2025
The dunes there would replace some rock riprap and plastic K-rails installed there by the city to keep waves and sand out of the paved lot.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sand
Noun
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Embassy officials also recommend avoiding jet ski rentals in the Bahamas, being aware of one's surroundings, staying alert in public restrooms and near Nassau beaches, and following local weather and Marine alerts.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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One vendor, who has sold beach chairs to Amazon for over a decade, reported that a $500,000 order was canceled after the chairs were already produced, leaving the vendor with additional financial responsibility.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gently rub away any remaining margarine with a paper towel.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes even small things can rub a customer wrong.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No charges were filed against Darvish as of April 13.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit was initially filed against Meta — then called Facebook — in 2020, during Mr. Trump's first term, before being amended in 2021.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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When the Doctor is planning to break into memory banks to search for answers about why robots and people suddenly stopped peacefully coexisting, Belinda decides to use a polishing robot to lead the robots to her.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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Offer to polish the slides, do research, or bring everything together.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Now, Lionel Messi and Miami have ground to make up on their home pitch.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On TV and in real life, the bastards were grinding us down.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Sand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sand. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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