elutriating

present participle of elutriate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriating
Verb
  • But Lally is still happy to handle the cooking and cleaning herself.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • When cleaning an oven with vinegar, choose standard household white vinegar and avoid concentrated or high-strength formulas.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • While this would be a great thing under normal circumstances, the woman has broken two nice glasses and does a terrible job of washing everything — leaving food particles on the silverware and lipstick on coffee cups.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • As people express their grief, social obligations compel them to help prepare the deceased for burial, including touching and washing the body, as is traditional in the affected countries; visit the deceased’s family; and attend funerals.
    Katherine Marshall, STAT, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • An amuse bouche opened the meal, a palate-cleansing sorbet marked the end of the dinner and the beginning of dessert, and a little treat, and the end felt like a festive way to linger a little longer and celebrate a special meal.
    Christine Sarkis, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Priorities should be cleansing, hydration and protection, added hairstylist Carissa Cortez.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Here was a symbolic way of purging Hindu society of untouchability.
    Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer time, in longer lines, purging people, people literally showing up and not knowing that their names have been purged from the rolls.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Among our responsibilities was decontaminating people and equipment after exposure to hazardous materials.
    Jennifer N. Pritzker, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Radiation protection personnel allegedly responded to the incident quickly, pulling the worker from the water and decontaminating him safely.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Don't focus on refining what already works.
    Mustafa Abdelmonem, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The core of the trip was spending time with our artisans and reviewing and refining our tagine.
    Rebecca Cope, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.
    Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
  • Crucially, the panel report should also outline the pathway for rectifying the rule violations and set benchmarks for monitoring progress towards correction.
    Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • According to Ian James, Team Principal of Jaguar TCS Racing, manufacturers have become remarkably effective at extracting efficiency from modern electric motors and batteries.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Simply extracting protein from the leaves would lead to fewer emissions and lower water usage than beef production.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
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“Elutriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriating. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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