Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopping
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And the whole hall, baseboards and walls, is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Scuff-X finish, durable enough for scrubbing with soap or a Magic Eraser.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
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
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The closures are just one example of major changes sweeping through metro Atlanta's school districts.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Solodko recommends starting your twice-weekly mopping session by sweeping or vacuuming first.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ever feel like your home feels dustier after you're done vacuuming?—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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This forces your house cleaner to spend time picking up instead of vacuuming your carpet.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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Hard to reach places like ceiling fan blades and the tops of your door probably need dusting.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Start by dusting at the top of the blinds, then work your way down to the sills.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Allowing people to keep doing some tasks on their own, like brushing their teeth, is critical for keeping their sense of self in the world.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Turn them over; repeat brushing with olive oil and sprinkling seasonings.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Make sure to use a damp mop rather than a soaking wet one, or use a floor spray designed for hardwood floors and a dry cleaning pad to clean the surface.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The facility’s employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas including holding temperatures, proper sanitizing of food contact surfaces and cleaning frequency.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pine-Sol advises wiping your vessel inside and out with a little of the product on a cloth or paper towel and rinsing with water to get them back in shape.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wipe away the residue with a damp microfiber cloth, rinsing it often.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Planetary scientist Jeff Plescia of Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory soon began to search the LROC imagery for Soviet landers, combing Oceanus Procellarum despite knowing that success was unlikely.—
Ilya Ferapontov,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pima County sheriffs and the FBI returned to Nancy Guthrie's home Wednesday evening, putting up crime scene tape and combing through the property.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Mopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopping. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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