elutriated

past tense of elutriate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriated
Verb
  • Floors would get a quick sweep with areas that required heavier foot traffic being more thoroughly cleaned and perhaps even mopped daily.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Johnston explains that wool rugs should only be cleaned with a cold water process, which protects the fibers from damage or distortion.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Most garments made of wool, silk, cashmere, mohair, leather, spandex, fleece, or microfiber should not be washed with chlorine bleach.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Though often appearing stylish and refined, with an air of unshakable confidence, like a real-life James Bond, Farzam seemed to come undone in recent years.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Takako Fuji originated the role of Kayako when the character and concept that would become The Grudge were still being refined back in Japan in the late '90s.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both seem to be responding to a culture in which women’s caregiving is extracted until nothing is left.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of the experiment, third-party engineers extracted core samples from both lanes for lab testing and analysis.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Miao is one of the highest-ranking CMC officials to be purged since the 1960s and is particularly significant since he was personally elevated to the CMC by Xi.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But that won’t be the only item on the agenda, and the conclave may also include a personnel reshuffle if new officials are appointed to key roles vacated by those purged.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The duo doesn’t skimp on the salon experience either—a clean, floral scent smells like a fresh blowout, while the formulas leave hair fresh, soft, and deeply cleansed.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With straight-forward fits and washes, Burberry and Gucci cleansed the palette for bolder and brasher Spring/Summer 2026 designs by labels like Harri, Natasha Zinko and Yaku.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Afterward, the animals were decontaminated and bathed, and those who experienced the most inhalation are being supervised at a veterinary clinic, Halverson said.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.
    Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Elutriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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