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
Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
The initial results of our survey – coupled with a recent spike in calls to the GI Rights Hotline – suggest American men and women in uniform don’t want to obey unlawful orders.
—Charli Carpenter, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
White families whose wealth grew during the 20th century often benefited from New Deal housing programs, GI Bill provisions, and favorable banking practices — policies from which Black Americans were largely excluded, especially after their economic bases were destroyed.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Other experiments included using MUSAS to attach temperature sensors to external tissues of live fish and putting sensors that could detect reflux events in the GI tract of live pigs.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Colorectal cancer is the GI cancer most frequently diagnosed in younger people, accounting for about 54% of early-onset cases.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
The initial results of our survey – coupled with a recent spike in calls to the GI Rights Hotline – suggest American men and women in uniform don’t want to obey unlawful orders.
—Charli Carpenter, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
White families whose wealth grew during the 20th century often benefited from New Deal housing programs, GI Bill provisions, and favorable banking practices — policies from which Black Americans were largely excluded, especially after their economic bases were destroyed.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Other experiments included using MUSAS to attach temperature sensors to external tissues of live fish and putting sensors that could detect reflux events in the GI tract of live pigs.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for GI
Verb
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Police also believe Lawson tried to clean the scene.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels, an operation Caracas said is an effort to drive regime change.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The parade and festival are celebrated every year in Waukegan, a northern suburb along Lake Michigan near Great Lakes naval base, the facility set to be used as a command center for incoming immigration agents.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Arlington City Council followed in the footsteps of Fort Worth on Tuesday night and began the process of scrubbing diversity, equity and inclusion from the municipal code.—
Rachel Royster
September 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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While most of us know about laundry, decluttering, and scrubbing the bathroom, there are some tasks that even the most ardent cleaners may overlook.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The elaborate display of military strength came with a show of solidarity with a host of heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new framework that speeds up the design of shock-absorbing foam materials, used in everything from sports and military helmets to spacecraft landing struts.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Turn the towel over and rinse each stain out with warm or hot water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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And make sure to rinse any nursing pads that have been soaked through with milk before placing them in the washing machine.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is meant to help address any inter-service rivalries.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Officials stressed that multi-service organizations are better equipped to survive than small, narrowly focused agencies.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Both sides need mercenaries to survive and this box provides a campaign framework for running a mercenary company willing to die for that almighty C-Bill.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In Jurassic World Rebirth, Johansson leads a dangerous expedition as mercenary Zora Bennett, building a rapport with Bailey's character: super-smart paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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“GI.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/GI. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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