vacuum cleaner
noun
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction
called also vacuum sweeper
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Social media had convinced me that an expensive, state-of-the-art vacuum cleaner would somehow propel me not only to impeccable cleanliness, but peak adulthood.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Compared to your average vacuum cleaner, the suction on the V8 is much stronger and more efficient, capturing 99.99% of particles as small os 0.3 microns.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Original price: $649.99 The Dyson V12 Detect Slim is Dyson's lightest intelligent cordless vacuum cleaner which features a Fluffy Optic cleaner head with a precisely angled laser that illuminates invisible dust on hard floors.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Dyson, who was knighted in 2006, is famous for developing high-tech reinventions of gadgets like vacuum cleaners, hand dryers and fans that sell in 85 different countries or territories.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Compared to your average vacuum cleaner, the suction on the V8 is much stronger and more efficient, capturing 99.99% of particles as small os 0.3 microns.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Original price: $649.99 The Dyson V12 Detect Slim is Dyson's lightest intelligent cordless vacuum cleaner which features a Fluffy Optic cleaner head with a precisely angled laser that illuminates invisible dust on hard floors.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Dyson, who was knighted in 2006, is famous for developing high-tech reinventions of gadgets like vacuum cleaners, hand dryers and fans that sell in 85 different countries or territories.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Vacuum cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20cleaner. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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