vacuumed

past tense of vacuum

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vacuumed 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 Each morning, before clients arrive, the apartment is reset—floors vacuumed, curtains straightened, candles lit—so that by the time someone walks in, everything feels effortless. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2026 High-traffic areas need to be cleaned with a dust mop or vacuumed frequently, daily if necessary. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuumed
Verb
  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The bathroom gets cleaned every day; the keyboard everyone shares does not.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When the Wall Street Journal asked Alito about calls for his own retirement, Alito brushed it off as what happens with a role that is a lifelong appointment.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Daily Dividend In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su brushed off Elon Musk's comments about SpaceX exclusively using Nvidia chips.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in 2024, rebels led by now-President Ahmed al-Sharaa swept across Syria in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.
    Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While getting my hair washed, several workers were coughing and sneezing around me.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The three-compartment sink wasn’t big enough for the pots and pans washed there.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While it was eventually scrubbed from TikTok, the 15-minute stream saw Hilton holding a knife while naked and bloody with visible cuts on his body.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after, Polk scrubbed his Instagram account clean and went dark.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Vacuumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuumed. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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