ironing

Definition of ironingnext
present participle of iron

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Recent Examples of ironing The international community uses five basic symbols for washing (wash tub), drying (square), bleaching (triangle), ironing (iron), and dry cleaning (circle). Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025 Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ironing
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Verb
  • The president of a labor union representing Transportation Security Administration employees is lashing out at lawmakers, telling them not to leave Washington, DC, for Easter recess before passing a deal to pay its agents amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • How this showdown plays out will affect not only Anthropic’s booming business but also the way tech titans and other corporations work with an administration known for lashing out at resisters, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Raygan Kirk made 28 saves, allowing only Fanuza Kadirova's tying goal late in the first period.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Because on a night the Celtics shot 21 of 44 on 3-pointers, the Heat countered at 24 of 47 from beyond the arc, tying the franchise record for 3-pointers.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If management was unwilling to accept the latest offer or negotiate based on it, the WGSU suggested that the dispute could be submitted for binding arbitration at the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service or to the American Arbitration Association.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That binding — along with effects similar to those of opioid drugs such as heroin, fentanyl or oxycodone — has led some experts and politicians to refer to kratom as an opioid.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Jaden McDaniels, who had 25 points and valiant defense on Rockets star Kevin Durant all night, started hobbling down the stretch of the fourth quarter and had to be pulled.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their challenge is no longer securing Africa’s place in the global conversation of contemporary art but how to adapt as that conversation fundamentally changes.
    Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Inn was founded by and remains owned by the Shorefast charity, which is dedicated to securing Fogo Island’s cultural and economic future.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Ivey recruited a couple of friends to install the San Francisco phone Friday, rolling it onto the sidewalk, fastening the signs and caulking the edges.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Baltimore region has suffered too long from underinvestment in transit services — which is shackling economic growth, harming the environment and constraining quality of life for families.
    Brandon Scott, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Men are often the ones in those ICE facilities who are shackling and chaining detainees.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Men are often the ones in those ICE facilities who are shackling and chaining detainees.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Nobody was depriving you of food or water, or chaining you up.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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