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[grout] / graʊt /




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But you don’t have to compute the coefficient to know that matte tiles are better than shiny ones, and small tiles are better than the big ones because the grout lines provide friction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

She made several smaller works but in the same style of her large work, out of acrylic and grout.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

From the acidic brine of pickle juice to the grout between your bathroom tiles, mold can thrive in even the most inhospitable environments.

From National Geographic Nov. 10, 2023

“They’re easier to install and remove, and tend to be much thicker, which conceals the imperfections of the wall or grout lines between existing tiles,” he adds.

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2023

His own room was the size of our downstairs, and he had his own bathroom and tile with the grout still around it.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Both sanded and unsanded grouts are cement-based or latex-modified products.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2021

For cement-based or latex-modified grouts, it’s safest to work on only about three square feet at a time.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2021

Sanded and unsanded grouts are mixed with water and installation and cleanup are simple.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2021

The size of Longo's voyeuristic images reflects the scale of his essential subject: the American consciousness industry, and the way it grouts every cranny in public life.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a partridge grouts with her wings in a dusty furrow, so he worked in the powdered snow to make her a nest.

From Lore of Proserpine by Maurice Henry Hewlett

The reality, he said, is that the 54 million gallons of sludge will most likely never be removed; he believes it will be grouted and left in place for future generations to deal with.

From New York Times May 31, 2023

The floor was grouted over a period of a few days in the late spring 2020.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2022

Some products can even be glued down and grouted to mimic traditional tile.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2020

As for instances already encountered, she said, “all subsidence areas have been sealed, grouted and fully restored. This is standard industry practice in these situations.”

From Washington Times Oct. 27, 2018

The side joints of the bricks are grouted in with lime or cement.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Originally envisioned as a means to an end, the express trains, steam trains and mail trains quickly became the focus of my journey, the cities and towns like grouting smoothed around the tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

Crews need to test the road’s base, which includes drilling and grouting of smaller holes and voids in the surrounding area.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2025

One of the greatest concerns for environmental advocates is a cheaper option that’s been floated by some federal agencies, called grouting, which involves solidifying the waste in specialized concrete.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2024

Once he was inside, Chris noticed problems: "I have a photo where there were actual mushrooms growing out of the grouting in the bathroom," he says.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2023

I listen, as I watch the king grouting away, but understand nothing except the animosity between Tibe and Estraven.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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