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This is a great go-to vacuum for those of you who don’t necessarily need a mop or a camera.

It simultaneously mops as it vacuums with built-in carpet detection that doubles the suction value and cancels the mop.

They’re also the perfect size to attach to your Swiffer mop—you won’t have to worry about throwing away all of those wet pads over and over!

Skinny, with a mop of asymmetrically styled brown hair, Jumper is a boyish 35 and looks a bit like the bass guitarist in a late-1990s high school garage band.

From Fortune

This is great for any bathroom tiles that need a little extra scrub, though you probably don’t want to use a steam mop on your hardwoods or any other softer materials.

There was some mopping up to do, particularly to convince waverers in the Jewish community.

It would be foolish to start hoarding the Pupperoni just so that we'd have more time and money to spend on frequent mopping.

Irizarry spent the morning mopping the floors—“it still smells like fish everywhere,” she said—and taking stock.

You go to the source, there is no point mopping up until you have fixed the actual leak.

President Obama could start mopping up this hot mess by causing some heads to roll in his Chicago campaign headquarters.

He shifted uneasily, while his handkerchief was kept busy mopping the perspiration from his brow.

Presently the set concluded; and the next moment he was at my side in a high state of exhilaration, mopping and breathless.

The pleasant looking woman was mopping the kitchen floor, and Mary, for the first time, noticed that she was very lame.

Lieutenant Banning, mopping his brow, stepped forward to felicitate his commanding officer.

This yellow man did no mopping; his skin had the gloss of a salamander's, and his eyes were like dusky jewels.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mopping, such as: housekeeping, sewing, administration, cooking, homemaking, and housecraft.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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