DETERGE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

deterge

verb

di-ˈtərj

Definition of deterge

as in to clean

to remove the dirt from deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap

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Then, cleaning robots would handle waste detection and room upkeep using AI.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
As volunteers fanned out Sunday to clean debris from the beach, leaders blamed social media and out-of-state youths for fueling disorder and pledged a full post-holiday safety review.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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On Wednesday, the city of Boston officially welcomed families to the reopening of the Frog Pond Spray Pool on Boston Common, which turned out to be a busy spot for families beating the heat.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Regardless of how the rest of the primaries turn out this year, the Democratic Caucus is all but certain to move further left on Israel next year, a dynamic that progressives say will come in response to their constituents’ calls for change.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

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