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shop vac

NOUN
wet vac
Synonyms


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How, when one of their houses flooded, David was the first to show up at his door with a shop vac to help clean up.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Inside, he used the power washer and a shop vac to clean out ash that had collected in the windowsills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

“Andor” has a small, decrepit, R2-D2-like figure named B2EMO, voiced by Dave Chapman and sort of a cross between a toolbox and a shop vac.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

The use of a shop vac or garbage bag to catch dust remnants outside will prevent from having to pick up small pieces off the ground later.

From Fox News • Mar. 21, 2022

There was one problem: My dad realized that his shop vac intruded on the space where he’d intended to keep the workbench.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2016




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