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
Will vacuuming every day get rid of fleas?
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 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
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 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
Verb
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Wipe it up after cleaning or don’t use on grout lines.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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An employee made the rounds, cleaning ahead of Tuesday’s opening as the occasional delivery person dropped off provisions from a side entrance.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Touching the ancient stones and brushing off ceramics and coins untouched for nearly two thousand years made that world come vividly alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes closed higher Monday, brushing off worries that mass layoffs could hit consumer spending or that a shutdown would preempt the release of Friday’s September jobs report.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Covid pandemic was sweeping across the globe, society was in lockdown and markets were volatile.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ana Torres-Vazquez, a meteorologist at the Miami office of the National Weather Service, said the worst of the system will likely be past South Florida by midday Monday, unless some of the trailing bands of rain and thunderstorms end up sweeping over the region.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This means cleaning your toilet, vanity countertops, and scrubbing the shower door and tiles.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Berrien did not stop following any of his business associates when scrubbing other individuals from his account.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The group sees ample opportunity for partnership with some of the denim industry’s leading finishing innovators, who have worked to replace stone-washing techniques—which are polluting and water-guzzling—with lasers to achieve whiskering and distressing.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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To maintain its quality, the brand suggests washing it separately in cold water on a gentle laundry cycle.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vacuuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuuming. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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