swabbed

past tense of swab

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swabbed
Verb
  • Former school principals scrubbed toilets; physicists became cashiers.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The word has since been scrubbed from the performance on Peacock and YouTube.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stop Sale on the orange juice, the other oranges got washed and the orange juice machine got washed, rinsed and sanitized.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It's rinsed, dried, and placed in a roasting pan.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Anthology Gallery comprises a total of 50 3-D-printed, vertically brushed aluminum fins that resemble pages of a book.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Duplaix also brushed off suggestions that L’Oréal could acquire Giorgio Armani and license its ready-to-wear activities to Kering in a future deal.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Considerations Before Getting Started While many upholstered chairs can be cleaned with water, others require special solvents or cleaning products.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fabrics are shredded, cleaned, and spun into new yarn.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers-Blue Jays matchup marks the fifth World Series in history that one team swept their opponent in the LCS round and the other won in a seven-game series.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The novel follows Eileen O’Malley, 23, who is swept off her feet by naval officer Paul Archer and the two quickly wed.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her dark hair swept over the right side of her head with curls combed down over her shoulder.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kevin said police scoured the area with canines, helicopters and drones.
    Kyani Reid, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The death toll rose as thousands of soldiers scoured the destruction left in the wake of the receding waters, clearing roads blocked with trees and cars to rescue the missing.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Typically flavored with anise, orange zest, and orange blossom water, the round loaves are traditionally adorned with pieces of dough in the shape of crossbones and are often dusted with sugar.
    Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Investigator Marsha Brown dusted the front door, bar, barstools, drinking and shot glasses, ash trays, and the telephone receiver for fingerprints.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Swabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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