as in to scrub
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck (out)
Verb
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Never rub or scrub the stained area; blot instead.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026 -
The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Served with Catalan flatbread chips ($12), redfish Galicia, a fish brushed with extra-virgin olive oil, cooked in a sauce pan with garlic butter, baked with lemon zest.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wipe the sink after brushing teeth or washing your face.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Often, Bell wrote, desegregation turned out not to be the fastest or surest method to improve these children’s school experience.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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While Ingrid wants nothing to do with the case, Udo stays on where he gets caught up with an enigmatic local who turns out to be a master at the board game.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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For some homeowners, their return signals an all-out battle, with sprays, tools and weekend hours spent trying to wipe them from the lawn for good.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Rinse with warm water, then wipe dry.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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The team sweep capped a heady school year for American Heritage-Delray coach Brian Schleifer.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Just a week after one woman on Jenner’s cleaning staff sued her, claiming her co-workers harassed and discriminated against her, another housekeeper has come out with allegations.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Mahan, who is running for governor, said in his official argument for Measure A that the revenue priorities include faster police, fire, and emergency response, as well as cleaning graffiti and maintaining parks.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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It’s powered by harmonic resonance technology, using rhythmic pulses to gently and effectively comb through knots.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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Aerial footage showed officers with guns drawn, combing the campus grounds.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Suya skewers arrive next, smoky, peanut-dusted, and impossibly tender.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Aside from the Ducks dusting the Oilers, the most surprising Round 1 outcome so far is probably the Flyers fairly easily dispatching the Penguins.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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