as in cleaning
to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt
I vacuumed the living room.
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Recent Examples of vacuuming
Clean smoke alarms twice a year by vacuuming any dust accumulation to prevent buildup that can lower the unit's efficiency.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
If the bugs do get inside, sweeping or vacuuming them up is perhaps the easiest way to dispose of the insects.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 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
These filters should not be washed, and in some cases, vacuuming them might be too harsh on the material.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
While vacuuming her house, Adaline Lee, 26, from Orange County, California, moved the dog bed to get underneath.
—Liz O'Connell O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Joybird also suggests vacuuming your sofa before cleaning further.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
If the bugs do get inside, sweeping or vacuuming them up is perhaps the easiest way to dispose of the insects.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 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
These filters should not be washed, and in some cases, vacuuming them might be too harsh on the material.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
While vacuuming her house, Adaline Lee, 26, from Orange County, California, moved the dog bed to get underneath.
—Liz O'Connell O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Joybird also suggests vacuuming your sofa before cleaning further.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuuming
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In addition to the convenience factor, dishwasher pods are also popular due to their effectiveness in cleaning dishes.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
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And even the most devoted coffee people can sometimes skimp on deep-cleaning their equipment.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Daily baguette runs to the local bakery – an errand that Anract says used to be as automatic and ritualistic as brushing teeth – have become less frequent.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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PetMD recommends making brushing as enjoyable for your dog as possible.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Democrats routed the Republican Party from high-profile governors’ races to obscure local contests Tuesday, sweeping statewide races in Virginia and New Jersey while electing New York City’s first Muslim mayor.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the Supreme Court justices, including those in the conservative majority, cast a skeptical eye on the sweeping duties as representatives for the administration and the petitioners made their cases over the course of more than three hours.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now, industry eyerolling at the thought of listening faster has existed since the majority of audio storytelling moved from terrestrial radio—where there’s no skipping, scrubbing forward or backward, and certainly no way to speed things up—to podcasting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Somebody is in the kitchen scrubbing your cast-iron pan with dish soap.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
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All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Use Borax and Washing Soda Add one-fourth cup of borax and one-fourth cup of washing soda to the washer drum.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vacuuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuuming. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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