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
  • And yet, Trump has also managed to avoid complex questions about those issues — the most pressing before his administration — and despite Democrats and some of his own supporters lashing out over them.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Noem and her chief adviser Corey Lewandowski -- who is reportedly also departing DHS -- both had a knack for lashing out, yelling and berating staff that crossed them, according to sources.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Trojans led the Huskies by 13 in the second half and had chances to win at the end of regulation and overtime, only to miss all three potential game-winning or game-tying shots and go 2-for-5 from the free-throw line in overtime.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • He was sacked 55 times, tying for the league high.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The pledge is not a legally binding order.
    Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The binding constraint on embodied AI isn’t compute or architecture.
    Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While the Rockets enter Thursday’s home game seeded third in the West and winners of seven of 10, the visiting and hobbling Warriors (31-30) are clinging to the eighth seed after losing two in a row.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Falling returns, investment exit worries, longer holding periods and tougher fundraising conditions are hobbling the private equity industry, with experts warning that only the strongest will survive.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And then Tatis belted his momentum-securing home run.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Trump ally Newt Gingrich, a former Republican House speaker, said the administration should have moved on securing the strait on Day One of the conflict.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 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
  • The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.
    Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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 14 Mar. 2026.

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