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scrubbed

[skruhb-id] / ˈskrʌb ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
deferred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed negotiated postponed
STRONG
adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated stalled temporized
WEAK
held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off
Antonyms
WEAK
advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried
ADJECTIVE
postponed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed suspended
STRONG
adjourned intermitted prorogued shelved tabled withheld
WEAK
on hold put off
ADJECTIVE
washed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cleaned
Antonyms
WEAK
dirty soiled

Example Sentences

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No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In August 2025, a Crew-11 launch was scrubbed at T-minus 1 minute due to cloud cover and a small thunderstorm near Cape Canaveral violating weather safety criteria.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Casey Wasserman’s name has been scrubbed from the agency he founded decades ago, replaced with an amorphous moniker: “The Team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Those comments were also scrubbed from social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Grandma India ever so carefully scrubbed off the globe.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals