elutriating

Definition of elutriatingnext
present participle of elutriate
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Verb
  • The great-great-grandson of Frank Zamboni, the inventor of his namesake ice-cleaning vehicle, attended his first postseason game since the Comeback on Katella, a Ducks double-overtime victory over Edmonton in the second round in 2017.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • However, Steve Evans, owner of Memphis Maids, extolls the virtues of regularly cleaning above and around your cabinetry.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, Nataliia was washing the landing outside of her apartment with vinegar, as advised by officials, when an evacuation order was issued.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This includes drinking water, water used for brushing teeth, washing for washing dishes and water for food preparation, officials said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • You will be assigned a personal chef who cooks breakfast and dinners that are low in carbs but high in flavors, headlining the palate-cleansing Asian flavors of chili, ginger, and lime.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • While cleansing conditioners will gently clean your curls, don’t expect the product to lather much.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One or more of the agencies compiling these lists — the Illinois State Board of Elections, the Secretary of State, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, evidently is not purging dead people from its lists, Mertes said.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • While purging senior military leaders, Xi has grown and modernized China’s army, navy, and air force; improved its cyberwarfare; and upgraded its nuclear arsenal.
    Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 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
  • Ending the risk The team will first scale successful technologies, such as mobile inspection platforms and robotic arms, by refining them in Oxford’s labs before full-scale deployment.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For gardeners refining their craft after years of practice, the value in revisiting these basics is not in learning them for the first time.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • To do so was to send $80 million back to California coffers, rectifying a mistake made by the state controller’s office that mixed up the monthly K-12 education payments sent to 11 counties.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The complaints were communicated to upper management, including Matkom, who took several steps towards rectifying the problems in the building.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Anthropic and OpenAI have accused the startup of illegally extracting capabilities – or distilling – from their models.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • These developments signal a shift toward circular systems that reduce emissions while extracting value from existing materials.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Elutriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriating. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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