wiped

verb

past tense of wipe
as in swept

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiped
  1. swept
  2. scrubbed
  3. brushed
  4. rinsed
  5. cleaned
  6. dusted
  7. washed
  8. vacuumed
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  • In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in 2024, rebels led by now-President Ahmed al-Sharaa swept across Syria in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.
    — Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of swept
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  • The President’s name was removed from the facade that month, and scrubbed from the center’s letterhead, website, and other official branding.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • MiniMax denies the allegations in its defense, but the superhero videos have been quietly scrubbed from its YouTube account.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrubbed
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  • Russian lawmaker Andrei Gurulyov brushed off reports of a possible autumn mobilization.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Home-plate umpire Brennan Miller brushed dirt off the plate and looked at the ground as catcher Garrett Stubbs walked toward Nola, who seemed content to throw another pitch rather than take it all in.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of brushed
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  • Once rinsed, transfer to a clean dish towel and gently pat them dry.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
  • It might be further spread by the industrial washing process, where many pieces of produce are rinsed in the same water.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of rinsed
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  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The bathroom gets cleaned every day; the keyboard everyone shares does not.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • There’s local cheese dusted with bee pollen from the island’s own hives.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Dinner consists of 14 courses, with plenty of flair—dramatic blowtorch sears, smoke delivered by balloon, even select cuts of fish dusted with edible glitter.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusted
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  • Nagiewicz said they were likely washed back out to sea by the incoming tide.
    — Ross DiMattei, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That means my greasy microfiber cloths do get washed with my cotton drying towels, along with oven mitts, linen napkins, and the seat pads for my counter stools (my kids somehow manage to trash them every week).
    — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Its forecast for revenue growth in the current quarter fell short of expectations, which executives pinned on a supply crunch in components getting vacuumed up in the AI boom.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • One man leaned his shoulder into the drill as another vacuumed up the dust of century-old concrete.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of vacuumed
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