scrubbed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unscrubbed adjective
- well-scrubbed adjective
Etymology
Origin of scrubbed
Example Sentences
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Casey Wasserman’s name has been scrubbed from the agency he founded decades ago, replaced with an amorphous moniker: “The Team.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Most of its job listings appear to have been scrubbed of the term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The face of an angel on a restored church fresco in Rome that sparked outrage because of its likeness to Italy's prime minister, has been crudely scrubbed out by the artist who painted it.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
It was scrubbed off the Queen's Building, in the Royal Courts of Justice complex days after it appeared.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Then he mopped and polished and swept and scrubbed, while I nibbled and gnawed on my biscuit.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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