scrubbed

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

Decades of pollution regulations had scrubbed the valley’s air so much that those particles were vanishing—and the fog with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Most of its job listings appear to have been scrubbed of the term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It was made of wood and had been scrubbed to a pale, smooth finish.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt