WIPED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

wiped

verb

past tense of wipe

as in swept

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Morocco winger Gessime Yassine swept the ball home to round off a 4-2 victory over Haiti, making the 20-year-old the youngest goalscorer in Moroccan World Cup history.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Monday’s victory for the Braves was just their second in the last 11 games against the Padres and the first of this season after being swept in San Diego in June.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of swept

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The last vestiges of the Jim Harbaugh era have been scrubbed from the football program, which now belongs to Kyle Whittingham.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
SpaceX at first tried to launch the broadband internet relay units on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning (July 20), but an unexpected engine cutoff at the point of ignition scrubbed the day's attempt.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of scrubbed

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The technology used to establish factual decisions proved effective, notwithstanding the complaints from Croatia and Norway about whether the ball had indeed brushed a strand of hair against Portugal or hit an overhead cable against England.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The birds are coated in a thick crust of golden breadcrumbs and brushed with Hayek’s own chile oil.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of brushed

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All types of produce should be rinsed under running water, including those with skins or rinds that are not eaten.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Michigan health officials urged consumers to avoid prepackaged salads and opt for individual heads of lettuce that should be rinsed thoroughly.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Definition of rinsed

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Most railings can be cleaned with these basic steps, but methods for stain removal can differ.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of cleaned

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Or any other details in this first drive report—the hybrid Seltos is still undergoing its EPA certification, and Kia isn’t prepared to talk power, torque, or efficiency until that’s done and dusted.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Rather than a pastry, biscuit, or crumb topping, the fruit gets topped with bread cubes that have been drizzled in butter and dusted in sugar.

— Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 21 July 2026

Definition of dusted

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Whether due to size constraints, residue transfer, or bacterial contamination, these items should be washed in your dishwasher alone.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a microscopic parasite people acquire by eating fresh produce grown or washed with water carrying human waste.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of washed

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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
How carpet shampooers work Carpet shampooers, also called carpet cleaners, combine water and specialized soap into a solution that’s sprayed into the carpet, then scrubbed and vacuumed away, bringing dirt with it.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2026

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