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Your toothbrush and high-touch areas like faucets and doorknobs should be cleaned daily.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
Maybe even change out the doorknobs and other hardware to make the house shine.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
His Frisco address has a vehicle out front, but no one is answering the door, and a utility door hanger hugs his doorknob.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Use a disinfecting cleaner on all the doorknobs in every room, as well as handles for toilets and the kitchen faucet.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
Maybe even change out the doorknobs and other hardware to make the house shine.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
His Frisco address has a vehicle out front, but no one is answering the door, and a utility door hanger hugs his doorknob.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Use a disinfecting cleaner on all the doorknobs in every room, as well as handles for toilets and the kitchen faucet.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Doorknob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorknob. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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doorknob
noun
door·knob
-ˌnäb 
: a knob that when turned releases a door latch
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