wipes

Definition of wipesnext
present tense third-person singular of wipe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipes
Verb
  • Elizabeth Scott brushes off the comparison.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • If someone does bring up his teary picture, Wallake brushes it off.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Light snow dusts the canyon’s upper rims, crowds thin, the air turns crisp, and one of the most magical Christmas experiences in the country appears.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.
    Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The pH-balanced formula effectively lifts away makeup, bacteria, and daily buildup, then rinses off easily without leaving residue behind.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Custom of the Country was Wharton’s great American novel, and Undine Spragg sweeps across America and through Europe at top speed, during a time of immense economic and social change.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Farther south, snow chances drop off, though lighter accumulations are possible as a secondary snow band sweeps through tonight, the National Weather Service said.
    Brandi D. Addison, Des Moines Register, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • China operates one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes that scrubs political dissent and criticism of the ruling Communist Party’s leadership and ideologies, including a drive against feminine portrayals of men in pop culture.
    Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn liftoff.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • An Indian farmer cleans solar panels on his land, used to power a water pump and irrigation system for crops in Solawata, Rajasthan, India.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The facility, which would be a double unit, cleans after each use and deep cleans every hour, and is set to be open year-round.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Simply hold the brush in place, and sit back as the machine thoroughly washes and dries your bristles within thirty seconds.
    Taryn Brooke, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Neither washes his hands in the kitchen.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The panel combs through a variety of influences like film and TV production; art, fashion and design trends; new technologies, materials, textures; and even social media or upcoming sporting events.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • In the doc, Rawson combs through family photos of her, her brother, and her parents at various celebrations and vacations.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Wipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipes. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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