mopped

past tense of mop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopped
Verb
  • On the third day of their search, as Bruce waded into the water holding a safety line, feeling for the man with his feet, swirling currents swept him away.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In New Jersey, Democrats kept their lopsided margin in Trenton — a particular disappointment for Ciattarelli, whose strong 2021 campaign swept many powerful Democrats out of their seats.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Former school principals scrubbed toilets; physicists became cashiers.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The word has since been scrubbed from the performance on Peacock and YouTube.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It can be sprinkled on infested carpet to quickly exterminate any present carpet beetles, then vacuumed up after two hours.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to the sheriff's office, soybeans were also carefully vacuumed out from around the man.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Some filters can be rinsed under running water.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.
    Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Enjoy me never having brushed hair again.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Floors would get a quick sweep with areas that required heavier foot traffic being more thoroughly cleaned and perhaps even mopped daily.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Johnston explains that wool rugs should only be cleaned with a cold water process, which protects the fibers from damage or distortion.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Typically flavored with anise, orange zest, and orange blossom water, the round loaves are traditionally adorned with pieces of dough in the shape of crossbones and are often dusted with sugar.
    Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Investigator Marsha Brown dusted the front door, bar, barstools, drinking and shot glasses, ash trays, and the telephone receiver for fingerprints.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the humans return, there are only a handful, better clothed, hair braided and combed, new fashions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
    Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Mopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopped. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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