dry-cleaning

verb

Definition of dry-cleaningnext
present participle of dry-clean
as in cleaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry-cleaning
  1. cleaning
  2. laundering
  3. vacuuming
  4. dusting
  5. washing
  6. scrubbing
  7. rinsing
  8. brushing
Verb
  • There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Plainly put, consumers buy toothpaste, groceries, and cleaning supplies regardless of macro or micro economic stress.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaning
Verb
  • It's known for staging fake videos with actors and laundering their claims through influencer accounts with large followings.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Her subsequent money-laundering conviction provided the basis for challenging the truthfulness of those earlier statements.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of laundering
Verb
  • The lander will spend just two hours on Phobos, drilling and vacuuming up at least one-third of an ounce of material, before launching back into space.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The lander will spend just two hours on Phobos, drilling and vacuuming up at least 10 grams (one-third of an ounce) of material, before launching back into space.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacuuming
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  • Evening jackets were everywhere on the fall runways—floor-dusting velvet opera coats, sharp tuxedos, and metallic brocade—while the key occasion dress emerged as a flapper-style drop waist.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusting
Verb
  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • An employee handled dirty utensils and dishes with gloves on and later handled clean dishes with those same gloves without washing hands in between.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of washing
Verb
  • The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Let everything sit on your toilet bowl for a while before scrubbing gently and finally flushing your toilet.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrubbing
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  • Employee was observed rinsing vegetables in the hand wash sink.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Soap Wasn’t Fully Rinsed Residue left from not fully rinsing away soap during cleaning can become sticky and attract food particles.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rinsing
Verb
  • Carefully dig up the mother plant or remove it from the container, brushing soil from clumps of roots or rhizomes.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In the trailer, the camera pans over to Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s characters in their bathroom, brushing their teeth in tandem.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of brushing
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“Dry-cleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry-cleaning. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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