DRY-CLEANS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dry-cleans

verb

present tense third-person singular of dry-clean

as in wipes

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Usher sweeps through the crowd, his security looking exasperated, with a goblet of cherries, trawling for women.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Its leading edge sweeps back 37 degrees, with a 28-degree sweep along the trailing edge.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweeps

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Flagrantly practicing an especially ribald strain of cringe comedy that brushes several third rails, often simultaneously, the show could have been a disastrous gambit.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Soon after Sally brushes off the comments, her daughters are introduced.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of brushes

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Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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

Definition of dusts

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The Cece Hand Wash effectively scrubs away dead skin cells, dirt, and grime with a clean, hydrating, antioxidant-rich formula featuring rosella extract and argan oil.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Prime lips for a perfectly smooth, even application using the 3-in-1 Lip Scrub pen, which gently scrubs away dead skin with super-fine sugar granules and keeps lips hydrated with nourishing shea butter and algae.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026

Definition of scrubs

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Tragically, Alice’s shower trauma turns out to be a big handicap for her in her pursuit of Catherine’s trust.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested, French daily Libération reports.

— News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of turns out

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Undersides of Furniture While virtually everyone vacuums around and under furniture, the underside rarely gets tended to.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026
Robot vacuums One of Shark’s robot vacuums that has a HEPA filter is the Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty Robot Vacuum.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of vacuums

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