washing machine
noun
: a machine for washing
especially
: one for washing clothes and household linen
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Arzbaecher notes that there hasn’t been a mess worthy of throwing the rug into her washing machine, but instead it’s been easy to keep the rug like new with a spot treatment or vacuum.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Tossing shoes into a regular washing machine is always a gamble.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Lift each sheet and shake it gently before putting it into the washing machine.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
And your phones notifies you every few months that an object nine washing machines wide is going to just narrowly skim past.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Tossing shoes into a regular washing machine is always a gamble.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Lift each sheet and shake it gently before putting it into the washing machine.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
And your phones notifies you every few months that an object nine washing machines wide is going to just narrowly skim past.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for washing machine
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“Washing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/washing%20machine. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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