as in to scrub
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Verb
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Mentions of that service were scrubbed from his Instagram page as of Friday, but remained on other accounts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Only far Northern California is forecast to be brushed by light precipitation next week, with low odds for significant rain or snow anywhere south of Interstate 80.—
Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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And after rubbing it in and brushing it through, this product leaves virtually no residue or gritty feeling.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That turned out to be the easy part.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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Johnson then raised both arms above her head to acknowledge the roaring, standing crowd before pulling her jersey up over her face to wipe her eyes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The race to wipe Chavez from public view is the easy part, said Catherine Gudis, professor of history and director of the Public History Program at UC Riverside.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Before a Minnesota player could get to it, the 6-foot-6 Vlasic swept his stick into the crease and tucked the puck beneath his goalie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already, though, the country has been swept by scenes of desperation and displacement that have been overshadowed by events in Iran and the Gulf.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the floor, big storage bins are part of a perennial effort to clean things up.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Instawork, a staffing app that connects businesses with local hourly workers for same-day gigs, has been recruiting workers in Los Angeles to strap on headbands with a phone mount and record themselves cleaning their homes.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And if the idea of combing through your spending history gives you the ick, plug your info into a financial app like Quicken Simplifi.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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The strike caused an intense fire at the hospital, with footage from local television showing rescue crews combing through the wreckage with flashlights late into the night as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The powerful storm that moved through the Kansas City area dusted the metro with around an inch of snow.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Still, this is a team that’s continually dusted itself off and gotten back into the fight.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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