launder
verb (used with object)
to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
laundered
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past participleof launder.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof launder.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
launderverb (used with object)to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
Example Sentences
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"I think this is a shocking story of somebody who deliberately acted fraudulently and laundered money and he should be punished," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By contrast, gold from informal mines is often laundered into regular supply chains through smaller local refineries and subsequently exported to sites in Dubai and India where it is used to make jewelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
When you’ve done that, you can start to feel the excitement of owning a freshly laundered $100 bill.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Danicley de Aguiar, coordinator of Greenpeace Brazil's Indigenous Peoples' campaign told AFP that gold taken from protected areas was likely laundered through such schemes.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
It felt a tinge awkward handling all these frills, but I’d laundered enough of my mama’s linens to know what was what.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
