scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
had scrubbed
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past perfectof scrub.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
The cleaners had scrubbed the debating chamber clean before MPs arrived for Wednesday's session in Serbia's National Assembly.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
As of Wednesday morning, the America PAC website had scrubbed its homepage and removed the voter registration button, only leaving avenues for users and media to contact the PAC.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
A billboard advertising the vote was still standing, but someone had scrubbed out the word “Russia”.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022
Mrs. Sasaki and Mitsue had scrubbed and swept the house until it shone.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
