REGROUND Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

reground

verb

past tense of regrind

as in sanded

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Video of the restoration showed the new star, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, being buffed, sanded and repainted.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanded

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Jazz, for those who missed it, was confused as to why Yankees fans booed the hell out of him after grounding out in the bottom of the ninth.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The second baseman popped out and later nearly grounded into a season-ending double play in the ninth but narrowly beat out the throw to first.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ground

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Defense attorney Johnson had filed an election for the jury to assess punishment, but Jones refused to sign it, according to Sorrells.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of students filed out of class at Lincoln Park High School on Thursday afternoon.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Walnut, aged brass, honed marble, and linen textiles also stand out beautifully against its dark, smoky presence.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
Long honed his skills in Florence, Italy, under prominent painter Pietro Annigoni, bringing a level of classical artistry to these North Carolina frescoes, created in the ‘80s, that feels remarkable for a small mountain community.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of honed

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These natural diamonds are often cloudy and oddly shaped, and lose about 25% of their weight as they're cut and polished into what a jeweler would sell, according to Nathan Renfro, senior manager at the Gemological Institute of America.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The women’s trophy frame is polished white with matte black lines, while the men’s is polished black with matching matte lines.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of polished

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His battle with Stage 4 oral cancer brought the contours of his life into stark relief, sharpened by seven weeks of radiation and chemotherapy.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Emotionally, though, Proposition 40 has sharpened people’s views of billionaires—as heroic innovators and job creators, or as oligarchical resource hogs.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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