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
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The texture is created by sandblasting or etching panes of glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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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
Across town, Mark Fontana leaned over a slab of granite in a monument manufacturing shop located right next to the Italian cemetery, full of headstones in various stages, giant stone cutting machines, diamond-grinders and a room for sandblasting headstones.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The texture is created by sandblasting or etching panes of glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Sandblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandblast. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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