WRINGING (OUT) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

wringing (out)

verb

present participle of wring (out)

as in drying

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After washing, the appliance can move through steam sanitization and hot-air drying before entering a 72-hour antibacterial storage mode, which circulates filtered air to help keep cleaned parts dry and ready for use.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
The machine then completes a 55-minute drying process, reducing the need to move bottles and pump parts to a separate drying rack.

— Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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Amid searing personal grief, survivors describe a grandfather juggling sorrow and his traumatized granddaughter, and a second-grade teacher who phoned parents to save pupils before dying with eight children in a prayer room.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The placement of Cruz and Bardem in key moments against an eye-searing firetruck red kitchen wall is highly effective.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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In addition to air-frying, the Joule also has toasting, baking, broiling, roasting, proofing, reheating, slow cooking, warming and dehydrating functions, as well as settings for bagels, pizza and cookies.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Guidance from Michigan State University recommends pretreating fruit by soaking it in a mixture of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and cold water, and steam blanching vegetables before dehydrating them.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

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The trapped man was discovered when the driver of the Recology commercial collection truck was emptying a dumpster at a hotel on the 100 block of Mason Street and heard yelling, according to Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
This last step includes putting screens on windows and doors, using air conditioning and emptying out containers with still water.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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