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is washing

  • present progressive of wash (3rd person singular).

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Most of those AI capabilities exist in the digital world, and many companies are trying to find more ways to bring AI into physical workspaces, whether it is washing dishes, delivering packages or building products.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, Sylvia al-Shurafi is washing her son's one set of clothes.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2025

What we don’t all love, though — and the task that is rarely if ever mentioned in aspirational food media — is washing dishes.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2024

Why California is washing its water out to sea.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2023

I take the basketball inside to where Mrs. Lopez is cleaning the table and Ana is washing the dishes.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko