scrubbed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unscrubbed adjective
- well-scrubbed adjective
Etymology
Origin of scrubbed
Example Sentences
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No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Historically, almost half of all rocket launches that end up scrubbed have been a result of unsafe weather, said Burger.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
JetBlue Airways scrubbed more than 70% of its flights, as more than 40% of Spirit Airlines flights and 30% of Frontier Airlines flights had been canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Information that’s publicly available, such as vehicle, real estate or voting records, also does not need to be scrubbed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
With her hands she rubbed and scrubbed the corn until the hulls came off and floated on top of the water.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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