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Most doormats can be vacuumed, shaken, swept, or hosed off, although some can also be spot cleaned or even washed in the washing machine.
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Lee Alisha Williams,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2024
As green light through the plane tree ripples across the swept marble of the pavement, like scales of a grass snake, the waitress bowls up with raki in a plastic bottle, rolling her eyes in amusement at our worried talk of traffic jams and septic tanks.
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Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 May 2022
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Lee Alisha Williams,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2024
As green light through the plane tree ripples across the swept marble of the pavement, like scales of a grass snake, the waitress bowls up with raki in a plastic bottle, rolling her eyes in amusement at our worried talk of traffic jams and septic tanks.
—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 May 2022
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“Swept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swept. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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