scrub
Example Sentences
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It then offered to scrub any trace of AI for a fee.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
María was among the locals sweeping up the ashes and trying to scrub burn marks from the streets and buildings when The Times visited Etzatlán in the days after El Mencho’s death.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Field voles, hedgehogs and other ground‑nesting species rely on dense vegetation, leaf piles and scrub for shelter during the colder months.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Sometimes I help package things to be sent by mail—homemade mint tooth scrub in little glass jars, knit hats, and things like that.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.