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  • present tense form of scrub (3rd person singular).
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scrubs

NOUN
surgical gown
Synonyms


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Cohen initially chose a pen name to hide her true identity when she self-published her first book, a fictionalised account of her life as a resident doctor, titled The Devil Wears Scrubs, in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In one, he is greeted by fans apparently celebrating his release from Wormwood Scrubs prison.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

If they rebooted Scrubs as a one-man show starring Jason Momoa and only Jason Momoa, I’d probably watch it.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

I was never a Scrubs guy, and so I’ve never really loved the T-Mobile spots in which Zach Braff and Donald Faison sing about the virtues of America’s third-choice wireless provider.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

But George Blake's espionage career didn't come to an end on the day he was led in shackles to Wormwood Scrubs prison, outside London.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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