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
Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
For a roster that was built on the stars-and-scrubs model, having nearly a quarter of your team’s salary-cap spending on the sidelines is a big problem, and yet San Francisco went to Tampa Bay with a 4-1 record and a chance to take first place in the NFC standings Sunday.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The highly anticipated launch, the vehicle's fourth flight of 2025 and first since May 27, finally took place after two mission scrubs – the first for a vehicle anomaly and the second due to weather.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Give your floors their deepest clean yet with a mop that steams, scrubs, and sanitizes all in one pass.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Treatments included volcanic stone therapy and sea salt scrubs infused with local herbs and essential oils.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
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
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Working as part of a collaboration often scrubs the more human elements from the story, those moments that might be unflattering are the moments that remind people that these mythic figures of our imagination are, in fact, flawed humans, just like you and me.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Noun
In addition to this, Bernet said future expansion could include extending the body care range with products like scrubs or body lotion, as well as potential to grow more in the skin care area with something like an eye cream.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
For a roster that was built on the stars-and-scrubs model, having nearly a quarter of your team’s salary-cap spending on the sidelines is a big problem, and yet San Francisco went to Tampa Bay with a 4-1 record and a chance to take first place in the NFC standings Sunday.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The highly anticipated launch, the vehicle's fourth flight of 2025 and first since May 27, finally took place after two mission scrubs – the first for a vehicle anomaly and the second due to weather.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Give your floors their deepest clean yet with a mop that steams, scrubs, and sanitizes all in one pass.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Treatments included volcanic stone therapy and sea salt scrubs infused with local herbs and essential oils.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
As the government scrubs websites, formerly reliable sources of information have disappeared.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Working as part of a collaboration often scrubs the more human elements from the story, those moments that might be unflattering are the moments that remind people that these mythic figures of our imagination are, in fact, flawed humans, just like you and me.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubs
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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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Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 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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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,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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When the company abandons its traditional Nutcracker for a childless, avant-garde version — thus denying Harris’s daughter the starring role she’s dreamed of — Harris leaps into action.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Strangely, the show abandons her storyline just after the midpoint of the season.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Disbarment, which revokes a lawyer's license to practice law, is the most severe professional sanction for attorneys.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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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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“Scrubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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