as in cancelling
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the outdoor art project was scrubbed when the organizers found out they needed permission from city hall
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Recent Examples of scrubbing
Six months later, the internship — some of which bore all the glamour of scrubbing bird poop and bucketing hundreds of pounds of fish as dolphin food — developed into a full-time gig as a trainer.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Let the solution sit for a maximum of 20 minutes before scrubbing the bowl with a nylon brush or your toilet brush.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The Arlington City Council followed in the footsteps of Fort Worth on Tuesday night and began the process of scrubbing diversity, equity and inclusion from the municipal code.
—Rachel Royster
september 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, Reyes is one of several Scrubs stars officially scrubbing in for the reboot, joining Faison, Zach Braff, and Sarah Chalke.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Investing in a data removal service can help reduce your digital footprint by scrubbing your information from people-search sites and data brokers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The younger Hoang grew up busing tables and scrubbing dishes in the family business.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
But solutions are hard to immediately draft because reform could be seen as scrubbing away transparency, said Eric Lawyer, a senior legislative advocate with the association.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Hate the full-body workout that comes with scrubbing your shower, tub, and tile?
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Let the solution sit for a maximum of 20 minutes before scrubbing the bowl with a nylon brush or your toilet brush.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The Arlington City Council followed in the footsteps of Fort Worth on Tuesday night and began the process of scrubbing diversity, equity and inclusion from the municipal code.
—Rachel Royster
september 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, Reyes is one of several Scrubs stars officially scrubbing in for the reboot, joining Faison, Zach Braff, and Sarah Chalke.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Investing in a data removal service can help reduce your digital footprint by scrubbing your information from people-search sites and data brokers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The younger Hoang grew up busing tables and scrubbing dishes in the family business.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
But solutions are hard to immediately draft because reform could be seen as scrubbing away transparency, said Eric Lawyer, a senior legislative advocate with the association.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Hate the full-body workout that comes with scrubbing your shower, tub, and tile?
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubbing
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Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Marion urged caution as state lawmakers consider scrapping the state test.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moscow has shown no sign of abandoning its maximalist demands in the ongoing peace talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The league debuted in 2017 and has mostly continued until 2025, except for canceling the season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Headphone Deal With a hefty 71% markdown, the Yamaha YH-E700B are a good budget-conscious option for anyone in need of some wireless noise-cancelling headphones.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Clean energy leaders said that revoking the endangerment finding also puts businesses at risk.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there is also potential significant changes on the regulatory landscape, with the FCC mulling relaxing or repealing broadcast ownership rules that could alter the power dynamics in carriage negotiations.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Congress deserves credit for repealing several visible EV subsidies.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Scrubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubbing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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