planed

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Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Lee, with her sharply planed and expressive features, capable of shifting from wonderment to skepticism in a heartbeat, suggests the learned assurance of someone very comfortable with change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Every time we managed to summit a dune, following a sand ridge perfectly planed by the wind and sinking with each step, another beckoned us ahead.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

In the past few days, we slurped frilly Shanxi planed noodles in this spicy sesame chile oil number.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

He adjusted hinges, oiled locks, screwed knockers tight, and planed doorjambs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez