dry-cleans

Definition of dry-cleansnext
present tense third-person singular of dry-clean
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Verb
  • The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Brewer sweeps Burleson to reach regional semis Fort Worth Brewer jumped out to a 6-run lead and then held off Burleson 7-4 to win Game 2 on Thursday and sweep their Class 5A Division II area-round series that was held at Mansfield High School.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Tokyo Stylez, Cardi’s hairstylist, brushes out a sleek brown hairpiece, and Erika la’ pearl, her makeup artist, dabs at Cardi’s face while the rapper scrolls through her phone, controlling the music.
    Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
  • When some chime in to say their doctors had been cautiously optimistic about treatments, Sarah brushes that aside.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.
    Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Anti-dictatorship, but for kids Serkis scrubs the story of its violence, at least in any graphic manner.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • If one person always scrubs toilet bowl rings, resentment can build, so try to get ahead of that.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That’s the hook that often leads to a link to a subscription service that turns out to be costly and/or deceptive.
    Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
  • The popular image of Neanderthals living deep in caves turns out to be wrong.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Bissell SmartSeal Allergen System vacuums Bissell sells four Smart Seal Allergen vacuums branded as Pet Hair Eraser models.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This product’s biggest highlight is its pH Power Technology, which cleans laundry using millions of micro-scrubbers that break down odors and dirt with ease.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Kelly does the grocery shopping, but Lally still cleans and cooks for herself (and only takes one baby aspirin and one blood pressure pill a day).
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Dry-cleans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry-cleans. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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