laundered; laundering
ˈlȯn-d(ə-)riŋ 
ˈlän-
1
: to wash (something, such as clothing) in water
2
: to make ready for use by washing and ironing
a freshly laundered shirt
3
: to transfer (illegally obtained money or investments) through an outside party to conceal the true source
4
: sanitize sense 2
laundered language
: to wash or wash and iron clothing or household linens
: trough
especially
: a box conduit conveying particulate material suspended in water in ore dressing
Examples of launder in a Sentence
Verb
He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing.
had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Functionality is always key so that the garments can be laundered well and hold up under the demands of the wearer’s job.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
More moon missions in months ahead This week's Falcon 9 launch to the moon will be followed, in relatively short order, by that of another lunar launder, this time from the only private company to have successfully landed on the lunar surface to date.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Two Jamaican nationals will be in prison for at least three years for helping run an international money laundering organization that washed over $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels, in part through Massachusetts banks.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Functionality is always key so that the garments can be laundered well and hold up under the demands of the wearer’s job.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Noun
Editors and contributors compare dozens of sets and look for qualities such as softness, durability, breathability, color fastness, and how well the linens launder and withstand wear.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
More moon missions in months ahead This week's Falcon 9 launch to the moon will be followed, in relatively short order, by that of another lunar launder, this time from the only private company to have successfully landed on the lunar surface to date.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launder. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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