vacuum cleaner
noun
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction
called also vacuum sweeper
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Use a vacuum cleaner with HEPA filtration.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Wait for it to land and carefully suction it away with the narrow crevice tool of your vacuum cleaner.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Use a vacuum cleaner that has a HEPA air filter.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
No one wants to bring home a vacuum cleaner with someone else’s dirt inside, so be sure to empty it before bringing it to the thrift store.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Wait for it to land and carefully suction it away with the narrow crevice tool of your vacuum cleaner.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Use a vacuum cleaner that has a HEPA air filter.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
No one wants to bring home a vacuum cleaner with someone else’s dirt inside, so be sure to empty it before bringing it to the thrift store.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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