as in to clean
to remove the dirt from
in preparation for one of her mother-in-law's dreaded visits, she had GI'd the whole house
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Recent Examples of GI
Zoe Weiner, Flow Space, 23 Jan. 2026
Experts use a scale known as the glycemic index (GI) to measure how quickly a specific food raises blood sugar levels.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026
For those with or without GI conditions, ensuring gut motility continues as normal is crucial while traveling.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Both versions of semaglutide slow digestion, which can cause gastrointestinal (GI) upset.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This slower, gentler dosing strategy can be a good fit for people with a history of GI issues like IBS or chronic constipation or who tend to be sensitive to medications in general.
—Zoe Weiner, Flow Space, 23 Jan. 2026
Experts use a scale known as the glycemic index (GI) to measure how quickly a specific food raises blood sugar levels.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026
For those with or without GI conditions, ensuring gut motility continues as normal is crucial while traveling.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Both versions of semaglutide slow digestion, which can cause gastrointestinal (GI) upset.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for GI
Verb
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When costumes finally come back after a show’s run, each one is cleaned in a laundry room that sees 60-80 garments come through in a day.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The body is cleaned and prepared in the Muslim tradition, as the family takes one last look before the burial, while hired men recite the Koran.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lockheed Martin unveiled a new kind of naval drone on February 9, designed to quietly ride into battle rather than sprint there on its own power.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous robotic submarines are very much in fashion as naval planners work on future strategies in which underwater drones play a key part in patrolling and monitoring the world's oceans.—
David Szondy
February 09,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Epstein’s mission to scrub the internet of his crimes received new scrutiny last week in other newsrooms beyond Business Insider.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s why scrolling by date and scrubbing through videos still works — search hides uncertainty, scrolling shows everything.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And then big increases in military spending.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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China retaliated by canceling flights, restricting imports of Japanese seafood and ramping up military patrols, among other measures.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After, rinse the mat thoroughly and leave to air dry.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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Finish the process by rinsing the board with hot water to clean the materials off, then allow it to air dry.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His ode to Armenian cuisine is now open as a counter-service restaurant in Glendale.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Grab a bite at their counter-service barbecue restaurant, Smokejack, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Little Tennessee River.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Alekseyev, 64, played a prominent role during the mutiny by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in the summer of 2023.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, Alekseyev was sent by the Russian military to negotiate with Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, during the Wagner group’s mutiny.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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“GI.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/GI. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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