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Recent Examples of mop
Your Floors Make an effort to vacuum and mop the floors in your home every Saturday, Evans advises.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Some members mopped their brows with colorful kitchen rags brought from home.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The new Sweeper’s mopping cloths are perfect for general day-to-day cleaning.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
These last-minute Memorial Day robot vac and mop deals will be gone soon, so don't delay!
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Some members mopped their brows with colorful kitchen rags brought from home.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The new Sweeper’s mopping cloths are perfect for general day-to-day cleaning.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
These last-minute Memorial Day robot vac and mop deals will be gone soon, so don't delay!
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mop
Verb
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Whether it's refurbished and resold or recycled for metals and rare-earths, e-waste that stores data — especially smartphones, computers, servers and some medical devices — must be wiped of sensitive information to comply with cybersecurity and environmental regulations.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Take your microfiber cloth or squeegee and wipe the solution away in a circulation or Z-motion pattern.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Fixing leaks, turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, installing water-efficient appliances and running full loads of laundry all help reduce water use.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Martz brushed off the remark and Bertram took him back to his office.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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And efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs coincide with government agencies scrubbing mentions of trans people from their websites.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Organizations now expect chain-of-thought traces, scrubbed for secrets but rich enough for auditors.—
Josh Scriven,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The Green Bay Packers went 11-6 last season, sweeping the NFC West and the AFC South along the way.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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In the rugged, rolling terrain it’s known for, heavy rains collect quickly in its shallow streams and rivers that can burst into torrents like the deadly flood wave that swept along the Guadalupe River on July Fourth.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Note that this is used much less frequently than a rice water shampoo: The brand recommends breaking it out every four to six weeks for use after shampooing and before conditioning (or more frequently if your hair needs a strengthening boost).—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
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His bodysuit fitted as tight as a tourniquet, his little mustache pert and shampooed, the 22-year-old Benson Boone looked the part of the consummate Gen Z rock-and-roll heartthrob on the first night of this year’s Coachella music festival.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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The battery lasts plenty long enough to vacuum two sets of stairs and three bedrooms of carpet, plus a massive living room rug and some quick vacuuming across tile.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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Blowing air and rinsing with water and alcohol, dropped it further to 87 particles per liter.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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When the berries are done soaking, gently rinse them with water.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Drones, rescue teams and volunteers are combing through debris, hoping to find answers for the families of the missing.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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The search has encompassed several local, state and federal agencies – including the U.S. Marshals service and Border Patrol’s Tactical Unit – combing through the area’s vast wilderness by land and air.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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“Mop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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