scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
has scrubbed
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present perfectof scrub (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The French finance ministry said Wednesday that it had begun the process to suspend Shein for “the time necessary for the platform to demonstrate” it has scrubbed its site of illegal products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed from its website information and educational materials about the history of black and female service members.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Additionally, Jackson has scrubbed his socials of any photos and mentions of Palmer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
This is not the first time an American president has scrubbed a foreign trip to deal with domestic concerns.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
After the operator has scrubbed his hands and cleansed the wound, he places the boiled towel about the wound so that the thread will fall on it during his manipulations and not on the skin.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
