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
  • Fortunately for Fields, Harrison Butker cleaned it up and made the field goal.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kusama was called pop, avant-garde, feminist, just to name some of the categories thrown at her, most of which Kusama brushed off as not quite representative of her art.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Paramount has tried various ploys to put political pressure on Bonta — op-eds, letters from allies, threats to leave California, politicians’ statements — which Bonta has largely brushed off.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The baby didn’t make it, and neither did the wife, who died a year later, a victim of the horrendous pandemic that swept the planet clean.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kuna Rural Fire District said the man was swept downstream just below the dam.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The towel is no longer absorbent or has a greasy-type feeling after it has been washed.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Previously, Ars reported on a controversial dataset that was later scrubbed after researchers found CSAM in the training data, but there’s no indication xAI trained on that data.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Chang’e 7 was supposed to launch onboard a Long March 5 rocket on August 24, but the launch was scrubbed on Sunday evening, China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said in a statement.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Vacuumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuumed. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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