Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopped
Verb
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After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025 -
That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That ended last month, the latest senior figure scrubbed from a poster that is unrecognisable from just 18 months ago.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year, while our house was being vacuumed by a housekeeper, Butch bit her on her calf.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Step-by-Step Cleaning Process Vacuuming Upholstered chairs should be vacuumed weekly to remove loose dust, dirt, and hair.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once rinsed off, your pores are inexplicably less noticeable and your face ridiculously refreshed.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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After complaining of pain, Nelson continues, Dakar rinsed off the solution and gave her a fan to cool her face down.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sharp-yet-flexible points and buildable tint leave behind a trio of micro-fine strokes that, when brushed along your arches, blend seamlessly with your natural hairs.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Once the sandwiches are all fixed, they're finished with the top half of the rolls, brushed with a umami-rich butter sauce, and baked until toasty and melty.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once cleaned, the canal is filled with a rubber-like material and sealed to prevent reinfection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brass door handles can be cleaned with soap and water as mentioned above.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both the real Roan and the dress version wore a bright aqua blue shadow brushed all the way up the lid, with a hint of amethyst purple dusted underneath her '30s-style skinny brows.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
25 Aug. 2025
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Turn dough out onto a work surface dusted with powdered sugar.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Health spoke to skin and food experts and combed through the research to see what science actually says about caffeine’s impact on aging, both inside and out.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Teams of searchers combed the shoreline on foot and in inflatable boats.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopped. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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