as in to brush
to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt
I vacuumed the living room.
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as in void
a large empty space
the vacuum of outer space The loss of his friend left a vacuum in his life.
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Recent Examples of vacuum
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Rhincodon typus, to use their scientific name, eat their ample fill by ram filter-feeding, vacuuming up gallons of water to strain out small prey before the water exits their gills.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The prolonged government shutdown has left the Fed operating in a data vacuum.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
To clean your eraser, tap it outside to remove dust, wipe it with a damp cloth or vacuum it with a small attachment.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Rhincodon typus, to use their scientific name, eat their ample fill by ram filter-feeding, vacuuming up gallons of water to strain out small prey before the water exits their gills.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
In the upper section of the device, an ultrahigh-vacuum chamber maintains these extreme cooling conditions while ensuring the atoms remain perfectly isolated from any external disturbances that could compromise their precision.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The prolonged government shutdown has left the Fed operating in a data vacuum.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuum
Verb
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Her bob cut complemented the neckline, with her blond tips just barely brushing her collarbone.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The wind from its wings brushed her skin.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Scherzinger is operating out of a great tradition with this stuff, and there aren’t a lot of others of her generation filling the void, at least with her profile coming from the pop side and the chops to work it on the theater side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sarr has partly filled the void, with Munoz and Mitchell most consistently providing for Mateta.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They can be scheduled to clean specific rooms at set times.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the Dominican Republic, an adult died after having been sucked in a sewer while trying to clean it, the deputy director of the country's emergency agency, Julian Garcia, told NBC News.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Into this pastoral scene of modern irrigation and baseball training sweeps Walter Matthau, driving a big, old, shambolic convertible, well past its prime but, like its driver, still possessing more than a bit of charm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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An avalanche on Monday swept through a camp in Nepal, killing five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Dry clean or wash the rest of your clothing and linens, making sure to use hot water in the washer and high heat in the dryer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant also had health hazards such as old food residue on equipment and employees not washing their hands properly with soap, city officials said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And then there's the dish brush, which scrubs away grease and grime with less effort.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Machitar finally took the boots, picked up a cotton swab and started scrubbing.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuum. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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