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Recent Examples of wipe
To clean, simply wipe them down with a damp cloth to remove pollen or dirt.
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Megan, meanwhile, gets increasingly emotional, turns away from the audience to wipe her tears, then pulls herself together and smiles so that the show can go on and everybody else can bow as well.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
When she was hired in June 2021, Pinder set out to find a way to wipe the cost of tuition for Yale’s MFA art program, as the university’s graduate drama program would do that month through a $150 million donation from David Geffen.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Follow up with a damp cloth or a little soapy water to wipe everything down.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Megan, meanwhile, gets increasingly emotional, turns away from the audience to wipe her tears, then pulls herself together and smiles so that the show can go on and everybody else can bow as well.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
When she was hired in June 2021, Pinder set out to find a way to wipe the cost of tuition for Yale’s MFA art program, as the university’s graduate drama program would do that month through a $150 million donation from David Geffen.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Follow up with a damp cloth or a little soapy water to wipe everything down.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
Verb
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Never rub or scrub the stained area; blot instead.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Leave for a few minutes, then rinse and wipe clean.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Russia’s consumer safety watchdog warned locals to avoid being outdoors, keep their windows closed and rinse their eyes, nose and throat.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Sweep first, then mop with a solution suited to the surface.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Vacuum and mop the floor with hot water mixed with an all-purpose cleaner.—
Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The team sweep capped a heady school year for American Heritage-Delray coach Brian Schleifer.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Served with Catalan flatbread chips ($12), redfish Galicia, a fish brushed with extra-virgin olive oil, cooked in a sauce pan with garlic butter, baked with lemon zest.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wipe the sink after brushing teeth or washing your face.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fabric nipple pasties are typically disposable, since they can’t be washed.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When a body washes ashore in the Long Island vacation town of Amity, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) tries to close the beaches only to be overruled by the mayor, Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), who fears the loss of tourist revenue.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Just a week after one woman on Jenner’s cleaning staff sued her, claiming her co-workers harassed and discriminated against her, another housekeeper has come out with allegations.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Mahan, who is running for governor, said in his official argument for Measure A that the revenue priorities include faster police, fire, and emergency response, as well as cleaning graffiti and maintaining parks.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Researchers swabbed several common travel items, then incubated the samples to measure bacterial growth in colony-forming units (CFUs).—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Police and Miami-Dade County Animal Services initially swabbed eight dogs.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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