vacuum
Example Sentences
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The carpet had that freshly vacuumed look with wide stripes in the weave.
From Literature
Remediation personnel power washed the exterior of buildings, wiped down all surfaces and completed thorough vacuuming with filters to remove dangerous substances.
From Los Angeles Times
Temperatures in such dust clouds reach about -260°C, and pressure is so low that researchers must constantly remove stray gas particles to maintain an ultra-high vacuum.
From Science Daily
There’s an information vacuum and that space is filling up with garbage.
From Los Angeles Times
She said that she needed a vacuum and that her old jeans didn’t fit anymore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
