as in to scrub
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Recent Examples of wipe
Simply blend wood ash with enough water to make a paste, slather the paste over the greasy surface that needs cleaning, buff the ash and oil away with a soft cloth or sponge, and then wipe the whole area down with a damp cloth to remove any leftover ash and other messy residue.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
But some backpacks are better for travel than others, perhaps designed with isolated shoe compartments, holes to feed your phone charging cable through, jewelry pouches, and special materials that simply wipe clean after picking up germs from public floors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The lightweight nylon construction is durable and simple to wipe clean after inevitable spills or Florida rain showers, while exterior pockets keep a compact umbrella or water bottle within easy reach.
—Jacqueline Dole, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
The piece is also outdoor-safe and easy to care for; simply wipe it down with a dry cloth after a messy project.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
But some backpacks are better for travel than others, perhaps designed with isolated shoe compartments, holes to feed your phone charging cable through, jewelry pouches, and special materials that simply wipe clean after picking up germs from public floors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The lightweight nylon construction is durable and simple to wipe clean after inevitable spills or Florida rain showers, while exterior pockets keep a compact umbrella or water bottle within easy reach.
—Jacqueline Dole, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
The piece is also outdoor-safe and easy to care for; simply wipe it down with a dry cloth after a messy project.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
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One exception was its solid performance with pet hair on hard flooring, and its special deep cleaning setting, that makes the robot scrub back and forth over both hard floors and carpet.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Use a clean, damp cloth to scrub away the grease.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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For generations in Korea, people saved the milky water left over from rinsing rice and used it as a simple beauty treatment to make skin look brighter and smoother.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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The turf gets hot in the heat of the day and urine and feces will create foul odors that won’t rinse away.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Then mop your tile floors and rinse.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the bathroom floor is dirty, mop it — and so on.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Before a Minnesota player could get to it, the 6-foot-6 Vlasic swept his stick into the crease and tucked the puck beneath his goalie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already, though, the country has been swept by scenes of desperation and displacement that have been overshadowed by events in Iran and the Gulf.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Only far Northern California is forecast to be brushed by light precipitation next week, with low odds for significant rain or snow anywhere south of Interstate 80.—
Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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And after rubbing it in and brushing it through, this product leaves virtually no residue or gritty feeling.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Hoover started washing dishes and worked his way up through every position, eventually rising to management during his 10 years at the restaurant.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Its worn fleece still feels soft and the zipper doesn’t stick at all, even though it’s been washed countless times.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the floor, big storage bins are part of a perennial effort to clean things up.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Instawork, a staffing app that connects businesses with local hourly workers for same-day gigs, has been recruiting workers in Los Angeles to strap on headbands with a phone mount and record themselves cleaning their homes.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Brooms get at crumbs, but to rein in the teeny-tiny particles that irritate your respiratory system, swab down or squeegee once a week.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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Gragnani pointed to some municipalities in Italy that require dog owners to bring in their pets to be DNA tested so that enforcement officers can swab waste left behind and fine the appropriate party.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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