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Recent Examples of detergent
After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The side brush reaching into corners is clutch, and detergent auto-dosing saves guesswork.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s when Danielle went into full detective mode, scrutinizing everything that touched her skin—lotions, serums, hair products, even the family’s laundry detergent.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The side brush reaching into corners is clutch, and detergent auto-dosing saves guesswork.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s when Danielle went into full detective mode, scrutinizing everything that touched her skin—lotions, serums, hair products, even the family’s laundry detergent.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detergent
soap
Noun
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Alabi imagines someone moving through their day with MAJENYE—cold process soap in the morning, body oil after, roll-on fragrances at midday, then candles in the evening.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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For a while, Anokians would wake up the next day to find windows covered in soap.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Detergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detergent. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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