as in cleans
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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Verb
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This not only cleans and deodorizes, but also helps remove mineral deposit buildup.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026 -
His team cleans and converts messy internal files—from handwritten field notes for commercial clients to exotic classified file formats for the government—so they can be searched safely inside a secure vector database.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Kozak said workers slept on floors and desks, with Russian soldiers occupying key areas.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If one person always scrubs toilet bowl rings, resentment can build, so try to get ahead of that.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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Precipitation scrubs the atmosphere clean, picking up pollutants on its way down to the ground.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Robert Roberts and his wife Iris White chronicle much, including Black servicemen who came back from the war with European brides.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Chernobyl, once a popular tourist destination, has been closed to most visitors since Russian troops, crossing into Ukraine from Belarus, briefly occupied the plant four years ago.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some 900 people died in the war, including 649 Argentines, 255 British troops and three civilian islanders.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
25 Apr. 2026
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“GIs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/GIs. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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