as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from
deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap
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Your Shower Head Your shower head should be deep cleaned once every other month.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025 -
The former reportedly stabbed Lambert to death, and the three men then cleaned the crime scene and left to bury Lambert's body.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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No Kings organizers estimated that more than 5 million people turned out for the June protests.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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This was all perhaps most evident on D’Angelo’s third studio album, which turned out to be his swan song.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Deterged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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