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Recent Examples of wipe
Benton’s work has suggested that dinosaurs were in decline before the asteroid wiped them out.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Use a scrubber brush to remove any film from the tank, and wipe the surfaces dry.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Doncic wiped his eyes with a towel, walked by a gauntlet of high-fiving reserves and joined the Lakers’ other starters on the floor.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The tariffs have wiped about $290 billion from the global crypto market’s aggregate capitalization since April 2, despite Trump’s embrace of the crypto industry.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Use a scrubber brush to remove any film from the tank, and wipe the surfaces dry.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Doncic wiped his eyes with a towel, walked by a gauntlet of high-fiving reserves and joined the Lakers’ other starters on the floor.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The tariffs have wiped about $290 billion from the global crypto market’s aggregate capitalization since April 2, despite Trump’s embrace of the crypto industry.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
Verb
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In a move to avoid winding up in the crosshairs of the government’s campaign against DEI, Mattel scrubbed references tied to boosting diversity at the company.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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The audio was quickly scrubbed on the social media pages for SNL.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Once the egg is empty, rinse the inside of the egg to remove any remaining membranes.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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Who doesn’t rinse out (and ideally wash) a filthy blender filled with milky stuff?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Both Saros 10 models have a separate detergent dispenser in the dock that adds cleaning solution to the robot's mopping water tank, a feature strangely missing from the Qrevo Curv despite being present on earlier models.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The kit includes the new sweeper, plus wet mopping cloths and the new heavy-duty dry cloths.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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JPMorgan economists recently raised their forecast for a U.S. and global recession to 60 percent, up from 40 percent following President Donald Trump's imposition of sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, including 104 percent tariffs on Chinese imports.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The spike in the three major stock indexes erased much of the losses suffered in the aftermath of sweeping new tariffs issued by Trump a week ago.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Our intent was not to brush concerns under the carpet but to identify solutions.—
Raul Handa,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fluoride urine levels vary widely throughout the day depending on hydration level, diet, as well as factors like whether a person has just brushed their teeth or drank a cup of tea, says F. Perry Wilson, a physician and professor of public health and medicine at Yale University.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Reynolds’ colleagues found 97% of people had never washed them, and many were contaminated by bacteria, including E. coli, from foods like raw meats and produce.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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One of the incidents involved a mother and son whose vehicle was washed into a creek and later wedged against a drainage pipe, police told CNN affiliate KOCO.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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In North America, the daily task of cleaning oneself is like a form of labor.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Change the dressing once a day, ideally after cleaning the area.—
Alisa Hrustic,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2025
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House Woman claims she got swabbed by CDC at Miami International Airport Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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World Athletics is set to introduce cheek swabbing tests to establish whether an athlete should be eligible to compete in its female competitions, its president, Lord Sebastian Coe, said Tuesday.—
Ben Burrows,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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