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Recent Examples of wipe
How To: This needs to be a bit premeditated, so the team advises letting the freezer thaw out before wiping it out well with hot water and bleach.
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Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The law does not ban Americans from using TikTok and wouldn’t wipe it from users’ phones, but rather bans U.S. app stores and internet service providers from hosting it.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
They’re crafted from a smooth faux leather that looks like the real thing and easily wipes clean.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The sudden closure of a mine can, within years, begin to wipe a community off the map.
—Tim Freeman, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The law does not ban Americans from using TikTok and wouldn’t wipe it from users’ phones, but rather bans U.S. app stores and internet service providers from hosting it.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
They’re crafted from a smooth faux leather that looks like the real thing and easily wipes clean.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The sudden closure of a mine can, within years, begin to wipe a community off the map.
—Tim Freeman, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
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Stovetop Grates Using ammonia can cut down on the amount of scrubbing required to deep clean stovetop grates.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Use a non-scratch sponge or soft brush to scrub the sink, faucet, handles, and any metal fixtures.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Then, squeeze your hair after rinsing out the shampoo, but don’t dry it.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Thoroughly rinse fruit and vegetables before cutting .—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Health officials advise against stirring up materials and favor cleaning using a wet process – mopping – not leaf blowers.—
Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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The vacuum component has a powerful suction that sucks up dry debris like bits of food, fur, and dirt and then locks it away in an integrated chamber that keeps the dry debris away from the mopping functions.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez quickly swept awards shows this year, earning 13 Oscar nominations — the most of any nominee this year — and breaking the Academy’s record for most nominations for a non-English-language film.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
31 Jan. 2025
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Cal, which joined Stanford in the ACC, swept the Cardinal this year for the first time in 39 years.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, Hyde’s closeness to the material might be why the film is so eager to brush thornier, messier feelings under the rug in favor of something much less interesting.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Powder: While the base coat is wet, the nail will be dipped into the colored powder, or the powder can be sprinkled or brushed onto the nail.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gently wash your face with a mild, rosacea-friendly face cleanser twice daily.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dispose of the ammonia, wash the grates with hot soapy water, dry them well, and return them to the stovetop.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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This one has six vibration patterns to play around with and is made with silicone that’s waterproof and easy to clean.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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But detaining people who clean shrimp at a Newark seafood market while freeing Jan. 6 violent rioters is not only morally questionable but economically insane.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: One of the citizens who swabbed for DNA was Al Bammann of Portal, Arizona near the Chiricahua Mountains.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The child developed a high fever and after three days of vomiting was taken to the emergency room, where the child was swabbed nasally for influenza.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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