dry-cleaning

verb

Definition of dry-cleaningnext
present participle of dry-clean
as in cleaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry-cleaning
  1. cleaning
  2. laundering
  3. vacuuming
  4. dusting
  5. washing
  6. scrubbing
  7. rinsing
  8. brushing
Verb
  • There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Plainly put, consumers buy toothpaste, groceries, and cleaning supplies regardless of macro or micro economic stress.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaning
Verb
  • For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe.
    — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Just this week, Bloomberg reported that two manufacturers formerly on FDA's Green List had been laundering product from other sources, had been contaminated with black mold and bugs, and had been destroying records.
    — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of laundering
Verb
  • The lander will spend just two hours on Phobos, drilling and vacuuming up at least one-third of an ounce of material, before launching back into space.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The lander will spend just two hours on Phobos, drilling and vacuuming up at least 10 grams (one-third of an ounce) of material, before launching back into space.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacuuming
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  • Evening jackets were everywhere on the fall runways—floor-dusting velvet opera coats, sharp tuxedos, and metallic brocade—while the key occasion dress emerged as a flapper-style drop waist.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusting
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  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • An employee handled dirty utensils and dishes with gloves on and later handled clean dishes with those same gloves without washing hands in between.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of washing
Verb
  • The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Let everything sit on your toilet bowl for a while before scrubbing gently and finally flushing your toilet.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrubbing
Verb
  • Employee was observed rinsing vegetables in the hand wash sink.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Just after midnight on October 1, police say that video from the victim’s camera showed Wang rinsing out the victim’s coffee mug with a liquid from her own.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of rinsing
Verb
  • In one scene, Evans stands completely naked in the shower, brushing his teeth with the bathroom door wide open and the cameras rolling, as Fielder stands awkwardly nearby.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What if brushing your hair could do far more than simply detangling?
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of brushing
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“Dry-cleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry-cleaning. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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