mopped

past tense of mop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopped
Verb
  • With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Prince Edward Island or other mussels, scrubbed, debearded, 1 cup dry white wine, 2 Tbsp.
    Claire Wadsworth, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It’s supposed to be scrubbed of personally identifiable markers, but how deep will that go?
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In one hour, the robot made her bed, cleaned her bathroom and vacuumed.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pillows that are made with these materials should be vacuumed off, hand-washed or spot-cleaned, and then air-dried.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fore says borax can cake up and leave residue behind if it isn’t fully dissolved and rinsed out.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There’s so little cohesion from week to week that last episode’s dramatic cliffhanger — Susan in handcuffs after Rhonda accuses her of kidnapping — is brushed off in an aside in the opening scene.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Leonard would not talk about the allegations during the 2025-26 NBA season because the investigation was ongoing and brushed it off during media day last September.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of simply reducing the amount of water used in a process, researchers are investigating whether the same water can be cleaned and cycled back into production.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Really, as long as the boots are leather and in good shape, they can typically be conditioned and cleaned.
    Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her makeup was set with Charlotte Tilbury’s Airbrush Loose Powder around her T-zone and dusted delicately over her lipstick for more staying powder.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The harvest was done and dusted (literally) by July 27 – a month earlier than usual.
    Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When several doctoral students combed through the sequencing results, there was only one way to explain why so many extra gene copies were scattered across the whole of the potamo genome.
    Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Attorneys for the city, petitioners and objectors have combed through Kane County voter registration records, according to Raymond Esquivel, Kane County director of elections.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Mopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopped. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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