vacuumed

past tense of vacuum

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vacuumed In one hour, the robot made her bed, cleaned her bathroom and vacuumed. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Pillows that are made with these materials should be vacuumed off, hand-washed or spot-cleaned, and then air-dried. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Its forecast for revenue growth in the current quarter fell short of expectations, which executives pinned on a supply crunch in components getting vacuumed up in the AI boom. Stan Choe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 One man leaned his shoulder into the drill as another vacuumed up the dust of century-old concrete. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 How carpet shampooers work Carpet shampooers, also called carpet cleaners, combine water and specialized soap into a solution that’s sprayed into the carpet, then scrubbed and vacuumed away, bringing dirt with it. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 Workers used a swimming pool-type vacuum cleaner to suck up algae from the bottom, leaving behind clean patches of American Flag Blue paint adjacent to enormous swaths of green algae in a pattern familiar to anyone who has ever vacuumed a carpet before. Katie Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 The city has recently used herbicide to control aquatic vegetation, plus has vacuumed sediment near the intake for the Phillips Park Golf Course’s irrigation system, the report said. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 It’s also recommended that it be vacuumed without a beater bar. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuumed
Verb
  • Instead of simply reducing the amount of water used in a process, researchers are investigating whether the same water can be cleaned and cycled back into production.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Really, as long as the boots are leather and in good shape, they can typically be conditioned and cleaned.
    Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Nicastro made recordings of a number of cat meows when the pets were in different states — being fed, for instance, or brushed.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • It's brushed with kroeung, a paste made with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, garlic, turmeric and ginger.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inspired by the surrounding landscape and Sicily’s distinctive aesthetic, the generously sized 72 meter squared Grand suite comes alive in a palette of ocean blue, deep green, juicy orange, washed terra-cotta, and sophisticated eggshell red.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The father and son washed the ice cream off their hands in the fountain.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His stunning win in Brooklyn, however, was scrubbed from the record books, and the New York State Athletic Commission issued Garcia a one-year ban.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Countdown Considerations Launch-viewing logistics have to factor in the risk of the launch getting delayed or scrubbed for a variety of hard-to-predict reasons.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Vacuumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuumed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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