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
If vacuuming, set the vacuum cleaner to the hard floor setting.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 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
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 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
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Plus, Greene points out that deep cleaning your cabinets is the best way to keep them organized!—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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After a rabies exposure, people should seek immediate preventative medical care, known as post-exposure prophylaxis, which involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and receiving a rabies vaccination.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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To help avoid tonsil stones, maintain your oral hygiene by brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist regularly.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Later, Teegan and Ethan reacted to the rumor, brushing it off and calling out Veronica for her behavior.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The sweeping ban threatened to upend Facebook’s recent content monetization launch in Nepal, which could help Nepali creators earn money, and also threatened to impact other Nepali businesses that depend on social-media platforms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Mets had a 103-62 mark after sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Six months later, the internship — some of which bore all the glamour of scrubbing bird poop and bucketing hundreds of pounds of fish as dolphin food — developed into a full-time gig as a trainer.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Let the solution sit for a maximum of 20 minutes before scrubbing the bowl with a nylon brush or your toilet brush.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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And increasing floods linked to climate change are thought to be washing the creatures further and further afield.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Vacuuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuuming. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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