as in to brush
to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt
I vacuumed the living room.
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as in void
a large empty space
the vacuum of outer space The loss of his friend left a vacuum in his life.
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Recent Examples of vacuum
Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The vacuum docks to this platform, and then the platform will go wherever the robot goes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2025
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Verb
After finding a nest in a tree, a team plugged the nest with foam, wrapped the tree in plastic and vacuumed out the hornets.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
When the vacuum gets close, the bulldog appears to lick the top of it and the machine is paused, much to the amusement of viewers.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The vacuum docks to this platform, and then the platform will go wherever the robot goes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2025
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McCourt brushed off the suggestion as outside the parameters of true capitalism.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Despite attempts to address the issue, the older sister consistently brushed off her concerns.Ashley Vega, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Roki Sasaki is their top choice to fill the void, but what if Sasaki signs elsewhere?Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The impressive form of players like Elliot Anderson, the summer signing from Newcastle, has more than filled the void left by the duo’s absence.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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When Jorgenson moved out of the home, a cleaning crew filmed the property and noted that the bedroom carpet had been removed and there was a large stain on the wooden floorboards, court records show.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Look through your connections and spring clean your account.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that sweep across Southern California from inland deserts to the coast.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Carlson’s works are panoramas, comprising individual paper panels that, hung together, sometimes sweep 15 feet across the wall.Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Then, wash your hands and throw your clothes into the washing machine (more on this below).Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rabanne light wash denim jackets and wide-leg jeans feature a subtle crackle laser print as well.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
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According to professional domestic cleaner Paula Tarling, based in Bristol, UK, a soft toothbrush is great for scrubbing the gaps and mesh in the filter.Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Multiple mountain ranges that demarcate the disparate communities of Los Angeles County create picturesque settings for homes—in dangerous proximity to scrub that is prone to catching fire.Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuum. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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