as in to clean
to remove the dirt from
in preparation for one of her mother-in-law's dreaded visits, she had GI'd the whole house
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Recent Examples of GI
Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
This offering from Now contains 10 probiotic strains that have been identified and verified to naturally colonize the human GI tract.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
No one had written about the Black GI as a phenomenon.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Busser does pro bono work for active military through the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs GI LAW Program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
An outbreak on a luxury cruise ship departing from Miami has gotten 27 people sick with a gastrointestinal (GI) illness, the Centers for Disease Control said.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
This offering from Now contains 10 probiotic strains that have been identified and verified to naturally colonize the human GI tract.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
No one had written about the Black GI as a phenomenon.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Busser does pro bono work for active military through the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs GI LAW Program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for GI
Verb
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To clean light soot buildup, Silva-Nash recommends using a quality glass cleaner paired with a microfiber cloth to sufficiently restore clarity.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Teens can give back to their community and earn service time on Tuesday night by helping to spring clean the library.—
Melissa Grzybowski,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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According to the firm, the effort reflects sustained demand from naval and air warfighters for aircraft capable of holding targets at risk from extended distances, particularly across the vast air and maritime spaces of the Western Pacific.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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Just two weeks later, those words were to receive an exclamation point in the form of a live-fire naval artillery exercise announced by the Russians and scheduled to occur as close as about 30 miles from Kirkenes.—
Tom Yulsman,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More than 90% of the flights at Boston Logan International Airport and more than 80% of the flights at Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were also scrubbed.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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Simply sprinkle coarse salt over the surface of the cutting board and use the lemon half to scrub it in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The violence captured on cellphone videos and shared around the globe – buses burning, gas stations attacked, military helicopters flying overhead – wasn’t just happening in remote rural towns long plagued by drug violence.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Tensions have since intensified, with Washington continuing to deploy military assets across the Middle East.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Start by rinsing the beans under cool, running water to remove any dirt or grit.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Not Washing Rice Before Cooking We’d be hard-pressed to find many old-school Southern cooks who wanted to spend the time rinsing rice before cooking.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His ode to Armenian cuisine is now open as a counter-service restaurant in Glendale.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Grab a bite at their counter-service barbecue restaurant, Smokejack, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Little Tennessee River.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Bulls are not adopting the most mercenary mechanisms of tanking.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dillon will play Chris Adams, who becomes the leader of seven gunslingers determined to protect a group of innocent villagers from a mercenary land baron hellbent on stealing their land.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Marquis de Morès was the first leader in the West to emerge on the political stage as a populist, an antisemite, and (though the word did not yet exist) a fascist militiaman, all at once.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Reinforcements arrived: 200 Virginia militiamen and 100 British regulars.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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“GI.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/GI. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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