as in to clean
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriate
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Outdoor water containers that should be cleaned include bird baths and pet dishes.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.—
Jake Coyle,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2025
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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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Lynch also expressed gratitude for so many players showing up, a month after the 49ers purged their roster with nearly 20 players landing on teams elsewhere.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump has made colleges and universities a prime target of his second administration, going after their federal funding, seeking to purge diversity programs and seeking to deport an unknown number of international students.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Solano County officials last fall enacted similar restrictions at Lake Berryessa, barring boats from the Delta unless they are quarantined or decontaminated.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Then on Wednesday, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message to patrol cars, saying the Altadena air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Limit the potential negative effects of makeup on your skin by choosing products with safe ingredients, cleansing your face well every night before bed, and going without makeup one or two days per week.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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These beers will help cleanse your palate between each gooey bite.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This role leverages your technical skills in algorithms and machine learning to predict outcomes and extract meaningful insights from raw data.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Russian officials have reiterated Putin's rejection of a 30-day full ceasefire proposal, blaming Kyiv for failure in talks and trying to extract U.S. concessions.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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The system for processing unemployment insurance, which has long been in need of updating, provides a vivid illustration.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The New York Police Department said Monday evening that an unspecified number of people had been taken into custody and were being processed.—
Anvee Bhutani,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Instead of a sweeping change, Netflix tested the service, refined it based on real-time feedback, and scaled gradually.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration on Saturday asked for clarification from the high court, asking it to refine its order to allow Alien Enemies Act deportations for any migrant who has not challenged their removal.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Elutriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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