DRY-CLEANED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dry-cleaned

verb

past tense of dry-clean

as in laundered

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Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers and laundered through Chinese financial intermediaries provides funds for Pyongyang’s weapons programs, undermining international nonproliferation policy.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
They can be laundered less frequently than some materials, but still smell and feel clean.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of laundered

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Fore says borax can cake up and leave residue behind if it isn’t fully dissolved and rinsed out.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rinsed

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His stunning win in Brooklyn, however, was scrubbed from the record books, and the New York State Athletic Commission issued Garcia a one-year ban.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Countdown Considerations Launch-viewing logistics have to factor in the risk of the launch getting delayed or scrubbed for a variety of hard-to-predict reasons.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrubbed

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Inspired by the surrounding landscape and Sicily’s distinctive aesthetic, the generously sized 72 meter squared Grand suite comes alive in a palette of ocean blue, deep green, juicy orange, washed terra-cotta, and sophisticated eggshell red.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
The father and son washed the ice cream off their hands in the fountain.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of washed

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Nicastro made recordings of a number of cat meows when the pets were in different states — being fed, for instance, or brushed.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
It's brushed with kroeung, a paste made with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, garlic, turmeric and ginger.

— Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of brushed

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Her makeup was set with Charlotte Tilbury’s Airbrush Loose Powder around her T-zone and dusted delicately over her lipstick for more staying powder.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The harvest was done and dusted (literally) by July 27 – a month earlier than usual.

— Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

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