vacuum cleaner
noun
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction
called also vacuum sweeper
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To clean, connect your extended brush or tube to your vacuum cleaner and use it to collect dust on the fan’s blades and surfaces.
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Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026
Customers returned to buy vacuum cleaners, washers, dryers, clothing and toys.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s roughly equivalent to heavy traffic or a vacuum cleaner.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
According to a comparison chart by Yale, 75 decibels is roughly equivalent to the sound of a vacuum cleaner.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Apr. 2026
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Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026
Customers returned to buy vacuum cleaners, washers, dryers, clothing and toys.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s roughly equivalent to heavy traffic or a vacuum cleaner.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
According to a comparison chart by Yale, 75 decibels is roughly equivalent to the sound of a vacuum cleaner.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vacuum cleaner
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“Vacuum cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20cleaner. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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