scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
have scrubbed
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present perfectof scrub.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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However, even in the absence of oxygen, sulfite is very reactive, and many reactions could have scrubbed it from the early Earth environment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Some that had lionized Bankman-Fried have scrubbed their encomiums from their websites; Sequoia similarly removed Fisher’s lengthy piece from its website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Government censors have scrubbed social media of images that showed relatives lining up at Wuhan funeral homes to collect ashes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
MLB seems to have scrubbed the video of the gas Wilkerson was throwing from everywhere except the front page of its website, but here’s a visual representation:
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2019
I have scrubbed the stairs since eight o'clock.
From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
