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In the place for utensils on the drying rack beside their sink, the couple keeps their toothbrushes and a tube of toothpaste.
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Ray Chavez, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
An e-cigarette was found inside a Colgate toothpaste tube at Chicago Midway International Airport.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Number six took place at Chicago’s Midway airport when someone shoved a vape pen inside a toothpaste tube.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Vape pen stuffed inside travel-size toothpaste tube - Chicago Midway International Airport
Someone should've brushed up on the rules before trying to sneak a vape into the airport in a travel-size toothpaste tube.
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Toothpaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothpaste. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
toothpaste
noun
tooth·paste
ˈtüth-ˌpāst
: a paste for cleaning the teeth
Medical Definition
toothpaste
noun
tooth·paste
-ˌpāst
: a paste for cleaning the teeth
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Nglish: Translation of toothpaste for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of toothpaste for Arabic Speakers
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