sand·blast
ˈsan(d)-ˌblast 
: a stream of sand projected by compressed air (as for engraving, cutting, or cleaning glass or stone)
sandblasted; sandblasting; sandblasts
: to affect or treat with or as if with a sandblast
sandblaster
noun
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Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2023
Alicia Wallace, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
The words were quickly sandblasted away by the authorities, and the artists were ultimately sentenced to long prison terms.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
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Noun
At last night's LVMH Prize Cocktail Party, the actress made a statement in an asymmetrical sandblast denim maxi dress.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2023
Verb
The duo brought the building down to the bones and gave the space its first major facelift in 40 years, playing up the art deco design elements and keeping, sandblasting and reupholstering the hundreds of original seats (whose walnut armrests bear a natural patina from decades of use).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
The words were quickly sandblasted away by the authorities, and the artists were ultimately sentenced to long prison terms.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
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“Sandblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandblast. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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