regrinds

verb

present tense third-person singular of regrind
as in sands

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  1. sands
  2. files
  3. rubs
  4. burnishes
  5. grinds
  6. hones
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  • Thorn cuts the pieces for his puzzle-style artworks, sands them, paints them, then glues them into a frame.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Sawdust sprays as Matt Sams meticulously sands the edges of a balcony railing that will soon be affixed to the front of a house.
    — Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of sands
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  • Correspondence files that document how a company responded at the moments that mattered most.
    — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth.
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of files
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  • Vapor rubs containing combinations of camphor, eucalyptus and menthol oils may provide some relief for nighttime cough and cold symptoms when applied to the chest and neck.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rubs
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  • At a time when Erdogan is struggling to resolve the country's growing economic problems, responding to Netanyahu's statements harshly scores points domestically and burnishes his strong leader image.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The contract, further enmeshing JPMorgan with a dominant tech player, burnishes the bank’s reputation as a leader in American finance.
    — Hugh Son,Leslie Picker,Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of burnishes
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  • For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the country’s most important academic event, grinds the nation to almost a halt to ensure the smooth administration of the exam.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of grinds
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  • Chance the Rapper, another honoree, hones his influence and charity on young generations in his hometown through his organization Social Works Chicago, which works with mental health providers, the homeless, and public schools.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
  • But Highsmith hones the drama by putting us in Chester’s head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Definition of hones
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