Thesaurus results for DETERGENT

detergent

noun

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as in soap

a substance used for cleaning add the detergent to the washing machine before putting in the clothes

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Recent Examples of detergent Clean and disinfect surfaces with a mixture of detergent and chlorine bleach after someone’s sick, WebMD says. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2026 In one analysis conducted by the CPG AEO platform Novi, 85% of laundry detergent products that AI could not correctly place were routed to the dishwasher detergent shelf, even when the model was given a high-confidence category label. —

Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The time varies based on the type of product, but generally, laundry soaps and detergents will lose their effectiveness after six to nine months. —

Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026 Switch to fragrance-free laundry detergents and dryer products. —

Ryan Brennan may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for detergent

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soap

Noun

Babies of core characters, like Adam Chandler’s JR and Tad Martin’s Jamie, were aged up for narrative purposes, a narrative function playfully known by soap fans as Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome or SORAS.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Plus any Rikrak hand soaps that are left over are recycled by a UK charity which supports jobs for the disabled.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026