ABLUTED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

abluted

adjective

Definition of abluted

as in washed

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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

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Adjective

Michigan health officials recommend purchasing whole heads of lettuce instead of pre-washed lettuce; discarding outer layers of lettuce; and washing inner leaves.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
The post said the restaurant is soaking and washing produce again, even if the lettuce and spinach are pre-washed but not bagged.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of washed

Adjective

Original Tuscan columns on the facade were preserved, while interior crown moldings were restored and paired with bleached hardwood chevron floors, new chandeliers, and mantlepieces.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
The palettes are often chalky and austere—bleached grays, oxidized browns—and the subject matter can blur into undifferentiated bulk.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

Definition of bleached

Adjective

Similarly, SpudCell was assembled from the bottom up with purified, nonliving parts.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Workers feed iron ore, coal and limestone into the furnaces’ top and use long sticks to punch open holes for purified molten iron to flow out from the bottom.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of purified

Adjective

Typical customers served by sanitary wastewater systems using 3,500 gallons of water would see an increase of about $28 per month.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
The temporary power outage caused a sanitary sewer overflow on Patapsco Avenue, which was quickly slowed by DPW's Utility Maintenance Division, officials stated.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Definition of sanitary

Adjective

Drip Line is an expandable kitchen aid that fits over every sink, creating a hygienic place to store and dry out rags.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Reusable Gloves Reusable gloves help protect your hands from bacteria and cleaning products while making toilet cleaning more hygienic.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Definition of hygienic

Adjective

For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.

— John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026
The release, which took place in Rosemont, marked the launch of the sterile insect technique program.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of sterile

Adjective

The move came after Black Democrats aligned with white Republican legislators to convince a federal court to create three congressional districts to elect the state’s first Black member of Congress since 1876.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
It’s topped with Gruyère and finished with a blend of black, white and Szechuan peppercorns along with Indonesian long pepper and grains of paradise.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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