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scrub

verb as in clean with force

Strong matches

verb as in cancel

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Leeds went on to waste a succession of chances to add to their lead, with a captain's challenge from Saints also seeing a Handley try scrubbed off.

From BBC

The health department recommends emptying and scrubbing places where water accumulates, including tires, buckets, pet bowls, planters and rain barrels.

The subway in Henllys is used by school pupils, and Ms Higgins described the vandalism there as "so wrong", adding she "never thought" she would be scrubbing off a swastika in 2025.

From BBC

“His lawyers are scrubbing the U.S. Code looking for executive power.”

The White House has defended the accuracy of DOGE’s claims, with a spokesperson recently saying, “All numbers are rigorously scrubbed with agency procurement officials.”

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

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