as in to clean
to remove the dirt from
in preparation for one of her mother-in-law's dreaded visits, she had GI'd the whole house
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Recent Examples of GI
Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
The initial results of our survey – coupled with a recent spike in calls to the GI Rights Hotline – suggest American men and women in uniform don’t want to obey unlawful orders.
—Charli Carpenter, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
White families whose wealth grew during the 20th century often benefited from New Deal housing programs, GI Bill provisions, and favorable banking practices — policies from which Black Americans were largely excluded, especially after their economic bases were destroyed.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Other experiments included using MUSAS to attach temperature sensors to external tissues of live fish and putting sensors that could detect reflux events in the GI tract of live pigs.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Colorectal cancer is the GI cancer most frequently diagnosed in younger people, accounting for about 54% of early-onset cases.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
The initial results of our survey – coupled with a recent spike in calls to the GI Rights Hotline – suggest American men and women in uniform don’t want to obey unlawful orders.
—Charli Carpenter, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
White families whose wealth grew during the 20th century often benefited from New Deal housing programs, GI Bill provisions, and favorable banking practices — policies from which Black Americans were largely excluded, especially after their economic bases were destroyed.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Other experiments included using MUSAS to attach temperature sensors to external tissues of live fish and putting sensors that could detect reflux events in the GI tract of live pigs.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for GI
Verb
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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histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—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
Adjective
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China, by comparison, boasts an active military of 2,000,000 individuals, as well as air and naval technology several levels above the island territory’s current capabilities.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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Counterterrorism strategies must continue to adapt to meet this evolving battleground, leveraging not only military and intelligence tools but also public-private partnerships with tech platforms, AI monitoring, and global diplomacy.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 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
Adjective
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Specifically, the company is bringing together two often separated ecosystems into one seamless workflow, welding the gap between prior authorizations and post-service claims and coding validation.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Officials stressed that multi-service organizations are better equipped to survive than small, narrowly focused agencies.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Both sides need mercenaries to survive and this box provides a campaign framework for running a mercenary company willing to die for that almighty C-Bill.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In Jurassic World Rebirth, Johansson leads a dangerous expedition as mercenary Zora Bennett, building a rapport with Bailey's character: super-smart paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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“GI.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/GI. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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