mops

Definition of mopsnext
present tense third-person singular of mop

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Verb
  • Tokyo Stylez, Cardi’s hairstylist, brushes out a sleek brown hairpiece, and Erika la’ pearl, her makeup artist, dabs at Cardi’s face while the rapper scrolls through her phone, controlling the music.
    Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
  • When some chime in to say their doctors had been cautiously optimistic about treatments, Sarah brushes that aside.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Liposuction entails surgically inserting a probe that vacuums out not only body fat, but also fat storage cells.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.
    Heather Abbott, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The panel combs through a variety of influences like film and TV production; art, fashion and design trends; new technologies, materials, textures; and even social media or upcoming sporting events.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • If one person always scrubs toilet bowl rings, resentment can build, so try to get ahead of that.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Precipitation scrubs the atmosphere clean, picking up pollutants on its way down to the ground.
    Isabel Lopez, Parents, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Light snow dusts the canyon’s upper rims, crowds thin, the air turns crisp, and one of the most magical Christmas experiences in the country appears.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • During their brief stay in Earth orbit — and during Orion's days-long transfer to lunar space — the crew will witness the waning gibbous phase, as the line separating night from day sweeps right-to-left across the moon's surface.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His suite in the World Trade Center is cavernous, with a view that sweeps from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Statue of Liberty.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prior to their nuptials, the Danforth family’s in-house glam squad cleans Grace up, and that’s when Ursula approaches her to reconsider her plan to wed her psychotic sibling.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This will prevent things from getting out of hand, making your deep cleans much more manageable.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The pH-balanced formula effectively lifts away makeup, bacteria, and daily buildup, then rinses off easily without leaving residue behind.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Mops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mops. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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