vacuum cleaner

NOUN

carpet sweeper

Synonyms

WEAK

Hoover vacuum sweeper

Example Sentences

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Could this year’s hottest Valentine’s Day gift be…a vacuum cleaner?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

A possessed vacuum cleaner sparks a revolution in “A Useful Ghost,” a satire that’s “Brazil” by way of Bangkok.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy Sunday after 35 years in business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

"We found that increasing Sox9 expression triggered astrocytes to ingest more amyloid plaques, clearing them from the brain like a vacuum cleaner," Deneen said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

At her order, I fetched the vacuum cleaner for her and she ran it underneath the window to make certain she got the tiniest shards, this so the cats wouldn’t get them in their paws.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam