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dirty clothes



NOUN
washing
Synonyms
STRONG


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"They leave backpacks with dirty clothes inside and people panic, thinking they are bombs," he explained from a municipal office.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

Jamie Jennings said he was unable to wash himself because the bath "was actually full of black bags with dirty clothes."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

Williams said he stopped going to school in February after his mother refused to give him quarters for the laundromat and he didn’t want to show up in dirty clothes.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2024

Just outside the Kabul city gates, a guerrilla cornered the famous musician, who had grown out his beard and put on dirty clothes as a disguise.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2023

Jay steps over my dirty clothes and junk on my bedroom floor.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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