as in dwarves
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
that scrub of a mutt turned out to be the smartest dog we ever had
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as in scraps
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 scrubs
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Sauna, body scrubs, and endless infrared light therapy sounds like a dream.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Diddy, who wore khaki jail scrubs at this proceeding, seemed to be in good spirits.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Saccharine-smelling scrubs from the drugstore go viral, and fancy body oils that debuted during the Obama administration get rediscovered.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
This was Wyle's sixth Emmy nomination — and his sixth time being recognized by voters for a character who lives in scrubs.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Wyle was styled by Figs, the high-end scrubs company behind HBO’s medical drama wardrobe.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Think of the aprons on The Bear, the cardigans on Abbott Elementary, or the scrubs on The Pitt.
—Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The 14-year-old boy had been wearing blue and purple medical-style scrubs, while the older girl was last seen wearing blue scrubs.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Sauna, body scrubs, and endless infrared light therapy sounds like a dream.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Diddy, who wore khaki jail scrubs at this proceeding, seemed to be in good spirits.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Saccharine-smelling scrubs from the drugstore go viral, and fancy body oils that debuted during the Obama administration get rediscovered.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
This was Wyle's sixth Emmy nomination — and his sixth time being recognized by voters for a character who lives in scrubs.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Wyle was styled by Figs, the high-end scrubs company behind HBO’s medical drama wardrobe.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Think of the aprons on The Bear, the cardigans on Abbott Elementary, or the scrubs on The Pitt.
—Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the government scrubs websites, formerly reliable sources of information have disappeared.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubs
Verb
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami cancels school, orders state of emergency About 10 minutes to the west, the community of Miami was also recovering from intense flooding.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami had a relatively balanced offense in the first two years, but the offense has lost its big-play bite, and consistently abandons the run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some of them are barely recipes at all; sometimes Nosrat abandons the form entirely.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Missouri isn’t a state that automatically revokes a police license when an officer is convicted of a serious crime.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Termination can occur immediately if the NBPA suspends or revokes an agent’s certification, but Turner capably performed his duties.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Scrubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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