dry-clean
verb
dry-cleaned; dry-cleaning; dry-cleans
: to subject to dry cleaning
: to undergo dry cleaning
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Meet The Experts Rick Rome is the CEO and founder of WashClub, an on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service based in New York City.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For instance, the Breeze comforter is not designed for washing machines, and the instructions say to spot clean, or dry-clean when needed.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Down comforters, for example, are usually supposed to be dry-cleaned or delicately washed, then fluffed frequently while drying.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025
The last season teased a mafia connection for the future, bringing in the wife of New York’s dry-cleaning king, whose husband has gone missing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For instance, the Breeze comforter is not designed for washing machines, and the instructions say to spot clean, or dry-clean when needed.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Down comforters, for example, are usually supposed to be dry-cleaned or delicately washed, then fluffed frequently while drying.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025
The last season teased a mafia connection for the future, bringing in the wife of New York’s dry-cleaning king, whose husband has gone missing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Dry-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-clean. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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