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Recent Examples of wipe
The luggage trolley sleeve is ideal for sliding over my carry-on handle, and the material is lightweight yet durable—and most importantly, spill-resistant (liquids wipe right off).
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Co-star Alicia Vikander wiped back tears amid the ovation, while director Olivier Assayas worked the crowd, bowing and climbing over the cinema’s seats to embrace his collaborators.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
At one point, Roberts appeared to wipe a tear from her eye during the emotional moment.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her left hand is scrabbling over the surface of the thin soil, grasping at dead leaves, something to wipe herself.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Co-star Alicia Vikander wiped back tears amid the ovation, while director Olivier Assayas worked the crowd, bowing and climbing over the cinema’s seats to embrace his collaborators.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
At one point, Roberts appeared to wipe a tear from her eye during the emotional moment.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her left hand is scrabbling over the surface of the thin soil, grasping at dead leaves, something to wipe herself.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
Verb
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She was intubated for nearly a week while medical staff at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola worked to save her, including repeatedly scrubbing and cleaning out her leg to remove any dying tissue.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latest mural drop by graffiti artist Banksy, which appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London over the weekend, has been scrubbed away by court authorities—never to be seen again.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Turn the towel over and rinse each stain out with warm or hot water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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And make sure to rinse any nursing pads that have been soaked through with milk before placing them in the washing machine.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pour out the mixture, refill the bucket with clean water, and mop the floor again with the clean water to thoroughly remove any residue.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Williams uses this to mop hard floors (and Dyson is one of the few companies that does not recommend a proprietary cleaning solution).—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
28 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The sweeping ban threatened to upend Facebook’s recent content monetization launch in Nepal, which could help Nepali creators earn money, and also threatened to impact other Nepali businesses that depend on social-media platforms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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People who maintain a shoes-off home will need to sweep less often than those who wear shoes indoors.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two asked around but brushed off the messages as a prank.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to her, the girlfriend brushed off the refusal and signaled her annoyance.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet a surprisingly large number of dishes that are washed end up being washed by hand.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, rather than making the dog wash by himself, Osmin stood under the shower head and had to hold Buddah in his arms the entire time.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Here are nine things that can be cleaned in 10 minutes or less.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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To access this info, owners just swab the inside of their pet’s mouth, seal the sample in a prepaid postage envelope, and wait (for up to five weeks) for results to be sent to their inbox.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The study swabbed both hard- and soft-shell suitcases.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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