elutriating

verb

present participle of elutriate
as in cleaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriating
  1. cleaning
  2. washing
  3. cleansing
  4. purging
  5. decontaminating
  6. refining
  7. rectifying
  8. extracting
Verb
  • Leave the cleaning solution to soak on the rubber gasket for about 5 to 10 minutes.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In all, roughly 1,200 workers are still grinding away, some with power tools, others with 10-foot-long feather dusters, cleaning the rafters beneath the canopy.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleaning
Verb
  • The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For some, that means washing one or two times a week compared to the UK or US, where 41% of people wash upwards of three times a week, with 21% washing their hair every other day.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of washing
Verb
  • Head spas are credited with cleansing the scalp, stimulating blood flow, strengthening hair follicles and lowering stress and anxiety.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wellbeing Butlers are at your beck and call to arrange reiki, gratifyingly strong massages in open air, cleansing Balinese ceremonies at the resort temple, or sunrise qi gong on the practically private sand.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleansing
Verb
  • Existing law also blocks most states from systematically purging voters from their rolls within 90 days of an election, said David Becker, an election law expert who leads the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Parcells began that rebuild by purging the roster, releasing nine veterans, which included Hall of Fame linebacker Zach Thomas, all at once.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of purging
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  • The protocol provides details on decontaminating clothing and equipment after caving.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of decontaminating
Verb
  • This means selecting the right tools, training teams, refining AI outputs and ensuring technology supports business goals.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • IonQ attributes this feat to its dual decoder architecture, where the first decoder extracts the initial syndrome measurements while the second decoder corrects the residual errors after refining the intermediate representation.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of refining
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Refiners turn oil discarded by restaurants and other waste fats into transportation fuel, extracting additional value from crops already grown and oils that have already served their original purpose.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Two oil companies, Britain’s Rockhopper Exploration and Israel’s Navitas Petroleum, are due to begin a joint project extracting from the oilfield within two years.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracting
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“Elutriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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