as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
this new product really cuts through grime
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as in to stain
to make dirty
countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use
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Recent Examples of grime
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
The vinegar will break down any remaining bits of food, grease, soap scum, residue, and any other leftover grime.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
And use a disinfectant to clean the underside of your tables and bar tops, to avoid dust, grime, and other nasty germs from touching your legs and clothes.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
His other attributes — physicality, grit and grime — needn’t be, and haven’t been the past few weeks.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, soap scum, moisture, and grime can seep into the grout in the bathroom, staining and discoloring the grout lines.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
The vinegar will break down any remaining bits of food, grease, soap scum, residue, and any other leftover grime.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
And use a disinfectant to clean the underside of your tables and bar tops, to avoid dust, grime, and other nasty germs from touching your legs and clothes.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
His other attributes — physicality, grit and grime — needn’t be, and haven’t been the past few weeks.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grime
Noun
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The commission’s vote was that no dirt can be moved at the site until INDOT, IDEM and the city approve the developer’s plans.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Besides the mounds of dirt and heavy machinery, the only sign of the A’s presence in their temporary home exists in two small sections of merchandise in the official team store.—
Evan Webeck,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Wear gloves while cleaning or handling chemicals (such as formaldehyde) that could cause reactions or staining in the nails. Perform regular maintenance on manicures.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
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After slicing and staining their samples, the researchers then slid them under a microscope to measure their growth rings, as well as their blue rings.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.—
Katie Bradish,
Outside Online,
15 Jan. 2025
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Inside mountains like these are crushed up bits of black-shale formations, which form from the organic muck accumulated at the bottom of seas, heated and compressed over time.—
Justin Nobel,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
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The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.—
Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the deadliest air disaster ever on South Korean soil, a plane belonging to budget airline Jeju Air crashed at the country's Muan airport on Dec. 29, killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew members on board.—
Lisa Barrington,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The brush fire blackened about 100 square feet before being extinguished by firefighters, deputies said in the news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Feb. 2025
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In Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, history burned and blackened the sky.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Dragula features a unique roster of contestants seeking to fulfill the show's core competitive tenets of drag, filth, horror, and glamour.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
10 Sep. 2024
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As this imagery of toxicity, filth and corruption suggests, Lane had an almost adversarial attitude towards the gut; a myopic suspicion of the digestive system that came to govern his approach to treating patients and which would eventually lead to professional disgrace.—
Elsa Richardson,
TIME,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Grime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grime. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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