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Recent Examples of soap
Apply Stain Treatment Use the pads of your fingers to gently massage a small amount of dish soap, liquid laundry detergent, or a commercial stain remover, such as Shout, into the stain.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Many can be cleaned using gentle soap and water, but check the manufacturer guidelines to follow any specific cleaning techniques.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Prices start at just $2 and several products flaunt frighteningly good deals (like five for $27 hand soaps and a buy three, get one free promotion), so don’t wait a second longer to shop!
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Wash my mouth out with carbolic soap.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Many can be cleaned using gentle soap and water, but check the manufacturer guidelines to follow any specific cleaning techniques.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Prices start at just $2 and several products flaunt frighteningly good deals (like five for $27 hand soaps and a buy three, get one free promotion), so don’t wait a second longer to shop!
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Wash my mouth out with carbolic soap.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap
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Unlike Clark Street or Southport Avenue, Broadway provides indispensable services — grocery stores, cleaners, hardware stores, barbers, medical and dental offices — while also hosting a diverse dining and grocery scene led by Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Afghani, Nigerian and Thai entrepreneurs.—
Patricia Sharkey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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While most of us know about laundry, decluttering, and scrubbing the bathroom, there are some tasks that even the most ardent cleaners may overlook.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The traps, filled with water and detergent, captured mostly Diptera (flies) and Hemiptera (true bugs)—collected weekly during 15 summer seasons.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Apply Stain Treatment Use the pads of your fingers to gently massage a small amount of dish soap, liquid laundry detergent, or a commercial stain remover, such as Shout, into the stain.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your Way Dry Wash or a diluted shampoo, followed by a blow-dry to prevent mildew.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leake says to add some dry shampoo or texture paste on ends—that’s the only time you’re allowed to touch your hair!—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Soap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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