as in to scrub
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Work in Long Vertical and Horizontal Strokes People often think that scrubbing glass vigorously is what prevents pesky streaks, but the opposite is true.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The formula’s packed with skin-loving ingredients like glycerin, jojoba seed oil, rosehip oil, and sodium hyaluronate to bring back hydration after scrubbing away layers of shimmer and stage makeup, while probiotics help keep the skin barrier happy.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other poses featured Bieber kissing Kardashian on the cheek and the latter sensually brushing a rose against the former’s face.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kingston brushed off the telltale signs of uterine cancer as typical aging, a mistake experts say can cost women their lives.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The window turned out to be the window of the men’s bathroom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Alcaraz played an exhibition against American Frances Tiafoe in the uptown arena, which turns out to hold a tennis court nicely and hosted 16,194 fans.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Use a damp cloth to wipe the microwave clean and then dry it with a cloth.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the quarter millennium since, scholars and activists have in different ways done their damnedest to wipe the smirk off his face.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Sharp acknowledges that the band has not been completely swept under the carpet of pop culture.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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It will be made for convenience, with portability and easily cleaned parts.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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To give your portafilter a scrub, invest in the Takevu coffee grinder cleaning brush.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Multiply that by two, and your frosting needs are done and dusted.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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While the cakes bake, lay out two clean tea towels and dust them with the confectioners' sugar.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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