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Recent Examples of soap
Rubbing alcohol and vinegar are anti-fungal and mold inhibitors, while dish soap emulsifies body oils.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Wash gloves with soap and water before removing them, then wash your hands thoroughly.
—Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 10 May 2026
After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or hand sanitizer.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Every Sunday, the open-air Atlantic Beach Farmer’s Market takes over a park with vendors selling regional produce, buffalo milk yogurt, handmade soaps, and the like.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Wash gloves with soap and water before removing them, then wash your hands thoroughly.
—Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 10 May 2026
After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or hand sanitizer.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Every Sunday, the open-air Atlantic Beach Farmer’s Market takes over a park with vendors selling regional produce, buffalo milk yogurt, handmade soaps, and the like.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap
Noun
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The powdered cleaners and concentrated soaps can irritate your skin, eyes and lungs if handled directly.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Several go-to cleaning tools and shortcuts — steam mops on the wrong floors, pressure washers used too aggressively, magic erasers on finished surfaces, harsh deck cleaners and neglected HVAC filters — can quietly do more harm than good.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, phone screens are rapidly replacing stores as the place where Chinese consumers buy their condoms, disinfectant, and dishwasher detergent.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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For deep cleanings, detach the rug cover from its pad, machine wash the cover separately in cold water using a mild, non-bleach detergent and tumble-dry on air fluff mode or lay flat.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In mass, shampoo and conditioner combo packs performed well as consumers searched for value.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Certain beauty and skincare essentials aren’t conducive to being poured into reusable bottles, but for the ones that are—like shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, and face wash—refillable silicone bottles save an enormous amount of space in a toiletry bag.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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“Soap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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