as in soap
a substance used for cleaning a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners

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Recent Examples of cleaner Dyson calls it both a wet and dry cleaner, which is different than the wet-only WashG1, which looks similar to the Clean+Wash. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 4 Sep. 2025 Florists, childcare workers and cleaners also reported notably high levels of job contentment. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025 Robert Carter, convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty police officer who pursued him after Carter robbed a dry cleaner's, was executed in 1957. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 The passage of the street cleaners begins as the sun rises. Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleaner
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soap
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  • The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Cochrane’s upbringing may have played a role in her belief that getting away from the hand-washing of dishes could be anything more than a soap dream.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaner. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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