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Recent Examples of mop
Almost three hours after the game was meant to tip off, arena staff remained on the court to scrape up slushy ice and mop down standing water on the rubber mats surrounding the hardwood.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Watching Dick Cheney mop the floor with Edwards in the 2004 vice presidential debate is a good way to understand how unserious Democrats seemed to a lot of Americans in those days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The rain persisted in the morning, when men and women frantically attempted to mop away the rainwater that kept pouring back into their tents.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
This Gen Zer didn’t have industry connections or an NBA pedigree—just a willingness to mop floors and do laundry for his college basketball team.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Watching Dick Cheney mop the floor with Edwards in the 2004 vice presidential debate is a good way to understand how unserious Democrats seemed to a lot of Americans in those days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The rain persisted in the morning, when men and women frantically attempted to mop away the rainwater that kept pouring back into their tents.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
This Gen Zer didn’t have industry connections or an NBA pedigree—just a willingness to mop floors and do laundry for his college basketball team.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mop
Verb
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Few analysts, presumably, expect AI to wipe the company out.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Using the sponge, gently wipe or blot the entire boot with circular motions.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gently brush chicken skin with 1 teaspoon oil.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Highs will return closer to seasonal averages, and while a weak system could brush northern Oklahoma late Friday into Saturday, precipitation chances remain below 20 percent and any rainfall would be light and brief.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More than 90% of the flights at Boston Logan International Airport and more than 80% of the flights at Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were also scrubbed.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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Simply sprinkle coarse salt over the surface of the cutting board and use the lemon half to scrub it in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Last winter, the avian flu swept the country, killing 70 million egg-laying birds, according to Metz.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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How to shampoo right A longer leave-on once a week might feel like an advanced move, but according to the Ki.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anna asks as her mother sits in the bathtub on a stool shampooing her daughter’s hair.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Attach the crevice tool to your vacuum cleaner and begin vacuuming out the tracks to suck up and loosen dirt or dust.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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For best results, Han recommends using a soft brush attachment to vacuum wood floors.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Start by rinsing the beans under cool, running water to remove any dirt or grit.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Not Washing Rice Before Cooking We’d be hard-pressed to find many old-school Southern cooks who wanted to spend the time rinsing rice before cooking.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Justin Vernon began combing through live recordings in 2020, modeling the concept on Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series and the Neil Young Archives, a press release notes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Four people were taken into custody in connection with a home invasion at a residence in Fairfield early Thursday which shut down multiple schools and triggered a shelter-in-place advisory while a large police presence combed the area in search of the suspects.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Mop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mop. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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