abluted

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Recent Examples of abluted The fabs demand caution, reverence, and of course the hygiene of an abluted priest. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abluted
Adjective
  • Linen clothing that is not pre-washed or that is dried in high heat can shrink by 15 percent.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Pre-washed greens, like those in salad kits, aren’t immune to these issues.
    Danielle Zickl, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, Ortega’s look at the Wednesday premiere in London with bleached brows, shimmery smoky eyes, and oxblood lips was polarizing.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Use bottled or purified water for drinking and brushing your teeth when traveling or camping.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The entire development integrates wellness at every level — from biophilic design elements to organic materials, purified air systems, and toxin-free materials.
    The Well Coconut Grove, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Only 46% of Madagascar has access to drinking water, only 15% have an adequate sanitary system, and as a result, children are more prone to chronic illness and malnutrition.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In Utah, like Rocky Mountain National Park, basic park services such as search-and-rescue and sanitary needs have been covered by fee revenue collected by the parks prior to the shutdown.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
  • There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
    Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Because brushes are so much more hygienic than sponges.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Together, the two components promise a more hygienic, user-friendly, and sustainable alternative to traditional menstrual products.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Intelligence Profiles That Foster Innovation At GAIME Conference, creativity is the focus, not sterile conference rooms.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Alijah Martin, the Raptors rookie on a two-way contract who was not active for the game, wore a white Blue Jays jersey underneath his zip-up with a new Jays cap.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Abluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abluted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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