elutriated

verb

past tense of elutriate
as in cleaned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriated
  1. cleaned
  2. washed
  3. refined
  4. extracted
  5. purged
  6. cleansed
  7. processed
  8. decontaminated
Verb
  • Buckets overflowed with conch and clams, and customers pointed to whole fish on ice to be cleaned and cut for dinner.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Pictures show the ancient Roman silver denarii after they were carefully cleaned, some bearing portraits and inscriptions.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • The collection also includes an oversize reversible bomber jacket, washed and distressed sweatshirts and T-shirts, a polo, baseball caps and dedicated kids’ pieces.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The tongs used to grab pastelitos, croquetas and empanadas from the hot box had been in use more than four hours without being washed, rinsed and sanitized again.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of washed
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  • While that’s true, fuel doesn’t power anything until it’s refined.
    — Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The success of the original series and its spinoffs has provided ample data to Moonbug, which has refined and honed the programming in the process.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of refined
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  • Their opportunity came during the cross-examination of Elizabeth Riddell, an FBI case manager who had extracted messages and other data from the cellphones of defendants in the case.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracted
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  • Nassar is one of more than 20,000 individuals whose names were recently purged from the Michigan State Police database.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Voting rights experts have expressed concern that misuse of the data could lead to legitimate voters being purged from rolls.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of purged
Verb
  • Just as running from my problems was, clearing my mind over the course of many miles, or racing hard, until the adrenaline cleansed me of feeling pain, sadness, disappointment, or rage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleansed
Verb
  • These ballots will be processed and counted after the county elections office has completed the voter registration process.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Definition of processed
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  • Those exhibiting suspicious symptoms had samples taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis, the ministry said on Saturday, adding that the vessel was also decontaminated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The wire seals certify a vessel had either been decontaminated and inspected for invasive species or was last launched in the Lake Tahoe basin, agency officials said in a news release.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of decontaminated
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