dirty laundry

noun

Definition of dirty laundrynext
as in dirty linen

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Recent Examples of dirty laundry Additional bags provide space to store your toiletries, dirty laundry, shoes, and more, helping to keep your luggage spill- and stink-free. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026 But within months, Eminem once again filed for divorce — at which point dirty laundry got aired through various media intermediaries. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 Instead of tossing dirty laundry in a corner of a bedroom, store it neatly in a wicker hamper that’s perfectly designed to fit in any 90-degree angle. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Modern Perspectives on Laundry Sorting With the growing popularity of large-capacity front-loading washers in the late 1990s, consumers welcomed the possibility of washing all of the dirty laundry in the hamper at the same time. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dirty laundry

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“Dirty laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20laundry. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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