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scrubbed

[skruhb-id] / ˈskrʌb ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
deferred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed negotiated postponed
STRONG
adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated stalled temporized
WEAK
held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off
Antonyms
WEAK
advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried
ADJECTIVE
postponed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed suspended
STRONG
adjourned intermitted prorogued shelved tabled withheld
WEAK
on hold put off
ADJECTIVE
washed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cleaned
Antonyms
WEAK
dirty soiled

Example Sentences

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No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Chrysler-parent Stellantis essentially scrubbed its showrooms of passenger cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Between 2018 and 2019, they self-released an album and two EPs - all of which have since been scrubbed from the internet.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Information that’s publicly available, such as vehicle, real estate or voting records, also does not need to be scrubbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Dicey, standing with her back to the room, the cool water running over her hands as she scrubbed the dirt from potatoes, heard that coldness and that finality.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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