wipes

Definition of wipesnext
present tense third-person singular of wipe

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • If the doctor brushes you off or looks at their watch, get a new doctor!
    Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … NO LAUGHING MATTER – White House brushes off SNL season premiere, calling show 'waste' of time.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 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
  • Temperatures are also expected to drop this weekend as the cold front sweeps through.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Seehorn's Carol is the aforementioned miserable person, a best-selling author of historical romance novels, whose life is turned upside down when a virus sweeps the planet.
    Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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
  • Not only does the sweet, honey aroma subtly linger on skin, but the soap itself effortlessly cleans away the day’s dirt and grime.
    Olivia Rose Rushing, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Then the system cleans the brushroll, and dries it at almost 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Another agreed, comparing them to their Spanx AirEssentials set, but saying this one washes better.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
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 11 Jan. 2026.

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