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

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Recent Examples of cleaner The top robotic window cleaner is the HOBOT 298 Window Cleaning Automatic Robot. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 Flossing too aggressively or over-flossing: Being rough on your teeth or flossing more than once a day will not make your teeth cleaner. Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Apr. 2025 The same goes for toilet cleaner, which is made to tackle tough stains and germs unique to toilet bowls. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025 On the morning of March 23, police responded to a call from cleaners at a VRBO rental home in Washington City, Utah about the presence of a dead body. Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleaner
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  • Add a few drops of the soap to a small, warm water bath and carefully place your jewelry inside.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Huge names including Tom Hooper, Sarah Phelps and Dominic Treadwell-Collins have worked on the soap, along with younger stars like BAFTA-winning writer Nicôle Lecky, writer and actress Emer Kenny and actor Tosin Cole (Supacell).
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaner. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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