scrub
Example Sentences
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It then offered to scrub any trace of AI for a fee.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Clouds of soap bubbles and cascading buckets of water follow, along with a coffee scrub and deeply moisturizing mask before a short sauna session to let everything absorb.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Field voles, hedgehogs and other ground‑nesting species rely on dense vegetation, leaf piles and scrub for shelter during the colder months.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Some platinum is used in jewelry, but almost half of platinum’s demand, and nearly 85% of palladium’s use, is for vehicle catalysts to scrub emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Delia helped her twin sister scrub off the excess makeup from the dead man’s neck.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.