dry-cleaned

verb

past tense of dry-clean
as in laundered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry-cleaned
  1. laundered
  2. rinsed
  3. cleaned
  4. scrubbed
  5. vacuumed
  6. washed
  7. brushed
  8. dusted
Verb
  • Nadine Powell’s costumes and Chad Krowchuk’s production design likewise offer serviceable period fidelity while suggesting our nation’s birth came very freshly laundered.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The money was then laundered by converting it into cryptocurrency.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of laundered
Verb
  • With a cooling, lightweight texture, the mask is pleasant to wear; even better, skin feels softer and smoother as soon as the 20-minute treatment is rinsed off.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In a bowl or sink of standing water, anything rinsed off one item can float over to the next, while running water sends it down the drain.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rinsed
Verb
  • The apartments Svetlana cleaned belonged to people in their thirties who didn’t seem to leave the house much—there was trash from Amazon and Uber Eats everywhere.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Some blankets can only be spot-cleaned, while others have removable, washable covers that can be laundered with everything else.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • Walliams has been represented by Independent Talent’s Paul Stevens for the best part of two decades, but his profile was scrubbed from the agency’s website after being live as recently as Monday, November 9.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Indeed, the 18th century looks very scrubbed and pretty here, Cathal Watters’ handsome widescreen cinematography at times recalling the more idealizing 19th-century landscape painters.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of scrubbed
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  • Clothing Piles No matter how well-vacuumed, dusted and mopped your bedroom is, piles of dirty clothing and fresh laundry alike will quickly make the space look messy.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The live one was found in the back-right corner when inspectors vacuumed it up.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacuumed
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  • The Democratic wave that flipped control of Congress from Republicans on Election Day also washed through to the state and local level, with several legislatures seeing historic changes in their balance of power.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The intense erosion that carved the Great Unconformity washed rock material into the oceans, possibly fertilizing them just before the Cambrian explosion, when calcium became abundant in seawater.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • The general manager brushed off long-term concerns about the defenseman.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Jeffries, who has clashed with DSA for years as the group grew in Brooklyn, has brushed off the threat.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of brushed
Verb
  • Once Christmas Day is done and dusted, the focus is on New Year’s—or, as the Scots call it, Hogmanay.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • And there are things to nibble between bites of noodles, like Chen’s excellent popcorn chicken, cut into bite-size nuggets and dusted with hot chile powder.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dusted
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“Dry-cleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry-cleaned. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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