SWABBING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

swabbing

verb

present participle of swab

as in wiping

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SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low orbit on Tuesday after scrubbing the mission before takeoff on Monday.

— Lora Kolodny,Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 July 2026
For hard-to-remove dirt, let the soapy solution sit for a few minutes before scrubbing.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of scrubbing

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Showers and thunderstorms could return on Wednesday, with a few light showers brushing far northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
While brushing her teeth, Sweeny snapped a photo of herself in a gray cardigan, buttoned half-way down.

— Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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Over the years, state agencies and local governments have made attempts at cleaning Lake Jesup but none have been enough to turn the tide.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
In addition to going after pollutants at the source, cleaning the air is another important step.

— Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of cleaning

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On a warm July afternoon near Fairbanks, a volunteer with the Alaska Bee Atlas kneels beside a patch of blooming fireweed, gently sweeping a net through the air.

— Timothy Bundy, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
Its walls are decorated with sweeping murals by Philip Guston, Ben Shahn, and twin sisters Ethel and Jenne Magafan.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sweeping

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Frequent cleaning by wet-dusting and wet-mopping hard surfaces such as floors and tables with plain water or gentle cleaners can keep indoor air cleaner.

— Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Everything Feels More Manageable From yard maintenance to dusting to getting from one side of the house to the other, living in a large space can be overwhelming.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026

Definition of dusting

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More than 900 participants signed up for last year’s Python Challenge, and potentially as many are currently scouring for snakes amid the 2026 competition.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Wildfires have been scouring their way across northern Canada this week, with at least 54 fires active in the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026

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