vacuum cleaner

NOUN

carpet sweeper

Synonyms

WEAK

Hoover vacuum sweeper

Example Sentences

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Could this year’s hottest Valentine’s Day gift be…a vacuum cleaner?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy Sunday after 35 years in business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Cannes Grand Prix winner opens with a haunted vacuum cleaner.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

"We found that increasing Sox9 expression triggered astrocytes to ingest more amyloid plaques, clearing them from the brain like a vacuum cleaner," Deneen said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

For example, Margot broke the vacuum cleaner, and because of that we’ve been without light for the rest of the day.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank