ELUTRIATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

elutriating

verb

present participle of elutriate

as in cleaning

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For many of us, these little irritants make screen-cleaning an easy chore to remember.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
But Airbnb has acknowledged guest frustration over cleaning fees and advises hosts that setting them too high can discourage bookings.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleaning

Verb

The magnesium fits alongside a skincare wind-down that includes washing her face with her brand’s Micellar Cleanser, applying its Prep Serum and using its Night Cream, sometimes with a few drops of Boosting Oil mixed in.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
To prevent an infection, the CDC recommends washing your hands and any fresh produce under running water before eating, preparing or cooking it.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of washing

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Add things like purging closets and cleaning windows to your calendar on a regular basis, rather than having one big cleaning spree every spring.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
When purging categories was proposed during that period, it was met with fierce resistance from the Writers branch, as well as WGA.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Definition of purging

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The traditional boundaries between work and life dissolved as workers tried to maintain productivity through economic upheaval, all while decontaminating groceries and managing their children’s online classes.

— Tess Lawrence, Harvard Business Review, 1 July 2026
Among our responsibilities was decontaminating people and equipment after exposure to hazardous materials.

— Jennifer N. Pritzker, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of decontaminating

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Before Broadway, Parton was hard at work, producers said, refining the musical after its out-of-town tryout in order to give audiences a deeper look at her life than ever before.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Voit’s emphasis this season has been on refining his eye at the plate, on understanding the difference between looking for a pitch and looking for his pitch.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of refining

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Clementine, the oldest daughter, takes control to help break out the other children, and Mary, in telling her story publicly, has agency in rectifying the familial curse.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Instead, the council majority voted to ban the use of firearms in the city, rectifying an apparent oversight in 2011 that removed the prohibition on shooting firearms from a list of weapons that were banned.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of rectifying

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Against that backdrop, Pina’s speech asserted the platform should be regarded as a partner to television, rather than a tech giant extracting audiences and value from it.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Lynn was reluctant to take credit for extracting the performance from Curry.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of extracting

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