dry-clean
verb
dry-cleaned; dry-cleaning; dry-cleans
: to subject to dry cleaning
: to undergo dry cleaning
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Texcare International Messe Frankfurt announced that Vivien Altmann-Morelli will take over as director of Texcare International, overseeing the international trade fair for the global laundry, dry-cleaning and textile services industry.
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Since different materials require different care, this helps ensure your sheets are cleaned the right way (especially since some varieties are hand-wash or dry-clean only).
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
The effective dry-clean technology is substance free and also used exclusively in space by NASA to clean glass.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
When my sister and I left the building, the morgue techs were still parked in the yellow loading zone between Target and Tower Cleaners—our dad’s dry-cleaning place—and just closing the tailgate of the hearse.
—Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Since different materials require different care, this helps ensure your sheets are cleaned the right way (especially since some varieties are hand-wash or dry-clean only).
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
The effective dry-clean technology is substance free and also used exclusively in space by NASA to clean glass.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
When my sister and I left the building, the morgue techs were still parked in the yellow loading zone between Target and Tower Cleaners—our dad’s dry-cleaning place—and just closing the tailgate of the hearse.
—Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Dry-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-clean. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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