ironing

Definition of ironingnext
present participle of iron

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironing
Verb
  • Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
    Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • As Dubner himself acknowledged in the anniversary foreword, the original book was written without a central thesis tying everything together.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Risico says Wilder, who had already killed multiple women, electrically shocked different parts of her body after tying her up in a motel room.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Its binding values of labor and community remain relevant, even if today’s Hollywood rarely speaks to them.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The six Republican appointees said those protections were effectively useless and not binding.
    Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • This unequal setup ensures that migrants and refugees remain contained in the countries least equipped to host them, which only works when aid functions as the grease that keeps the system hobbling along.
    Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • The consequences ranged from hobbling Reconstruction to hastening the end of the Ottoman Empire to poisonous deflation, and the blundering response by governments helped shape the modern world.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • In today's competitive job market, being seen by decision-makers is paramount for securing roles and fostering career growth.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • There are Americans who rely on them, and the lowest disruption way forward is to create a pathway to staying here while securing our southern border.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Video shared on Facebook by comedian Mike Goldstein shows the man appearing to stumble out of the restroom while still fastening his belt.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2019, David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to torture and years of abuse that included shackling some of their 13 children at their home in California, starving them and providing only a minimal education.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Interestingly, the modular design allows operators to rapidly assemble, connect, and scale up their power capacity by stacking or chaining additional units.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
  • On day two, hacking teams were no less successful, chaining together three new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange in order to achieve the holy grail of SYSTEM-level remote code execution.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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