SWABBED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

swabbed

verb

past tense of swab

as in wiped

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Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew and avocado should be scrubbed before slicing, because the knife can pull germs from the surface into the flesh.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
By then, graffiti had been scrubbed from the central monument that pays tribute to the French Republic, including its tradition of insurrection.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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An employee also rinsed off their hands at the sprayer for the dish machine as a means of washing their hands.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The tongs used to grab pastelitos, croquetas and empanadas from the hot box had been in use more than four hours without being washed, rinsed and sanitized again.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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The apartments Svetlana cleaned belonged to people in their thirties who didn’t seem to leave the house much—there was trash from Amazon and Uber Eats everywhere.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Some blankets can only be spot-cleaned, while others have removable, washable covers that can be laundered with everything else.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026

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There was a shelter-in-place order for residents within a mile radius of Millville and Taylor Streets in Salem as heavily armed officers with K-9s and drones combed the area for five hours.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
The woolly fur on his backside is tightly clipped; at his head, the fur is combed into a topknot secured with a little pink bow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of combed

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For this story, Jessie scoured Nordstrom for a variety of ways to wear chocolate brown suede, including some more affordable options and splurge-worthy investments.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
Workers restored the oak floors and the mahogany central staircase and paneling, while employees scoured Europe for antique decorations and furniture.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of scoured

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Then, lightly dusted on a mixture of ‘Candy Yum Yum’ and ‘Honey Love’ lipsticks.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Their light brown or gray bodies are dusted with large freckles, presumably for camouflaging, and their fins are edged in black, as if nature took a Sharpie to outline them.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

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