the cleaners

plural noun

variants or the cleaner's
: a shop where clothes are cleaned : a dry cleaning establishment
I took my suit to the cleaners.

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Last week, the cleaners held a theater district rally near Times Square and voted to authorize a strike for the first time in nearly two decades. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 July 2026 This is his way of assuring the public that he did not get taken to the cleaners—because, of course, his affable partners would never do that. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 There's a moment each morning, just after the cleaners and the waiting in line, when visitors to the Sagrada Família in Barcelona get their first glimpse. — Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Bissell has received 206 reports of the cleaners' attachments unexpectedly disconnecting from the machines as of April 9, resulting in 161 burn injuries and at least one second-degree burn. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the cleaners

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“The cleaners.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cleaners. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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