vacuumed

verb

Definition of vacuumednext
past tense of vacuum
as in cleaned
to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt I vacuumed the living room.

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  1. brushed
  2. swept
  3. washed
Verb
  • On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of brushed
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  • Mangione appeared in a Blair County courtroom Thursday, waived his right to an extradition hearing and was immediately swept back to New York via plane, helicopter and SUV for his federal arraignment hours later.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But longstanding relationships in Syria were turned upside down this month when a coalition of rebels from the north swept to Damascus, the capital, eventually joined by rebels who banded together in the south.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of swept
Verb
  • Dresses, for example, should only be washed after every one to three wears, while shirts can be washed after every one to two wears.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, dress pants and casual pants can be washed after every two to three wears; blazers, suit jackets, and other jackets, after every four to five wears.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of washed
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vacuumed

vacuuming

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