scrubbing

verb

present participle of scrub
as in scrapping
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the outdoor art project was scrubbed when the organizers found out they needed permission from city hall

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Recent Examples of scrubbing Soak pans before cleaning them, and turn off the faucet when scrubbing. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Wipe the solution off with water and a microfiber cloth, scrubbing at the grimy parts. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026 Save yourself hours of hand scrubbing with Rubbermaid’s Reveal Power Scrubber—now on sale for $16 at Amazon. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026 Avoid scrubbing hard on waterproof or specialized protective coating. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 17 Aug. 2026 Instead of using harsh bleach to tackle these stains, put some shaving cream on your toilet bowl brush and start scrubbing around the water line. — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026 The stench, a byproduct of papermaking, eased years ago with the installation of air-scrubbing equipment and went away completely in September when International Paper closed the mill after 90 years of operation. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Johns filed a report about the floor-scrubbing video with the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubbing
  1. scrapping
  2. abandoning
  3. canceling
  4. revoking
  5. aborting
  6. repealing
Verb
  • The Venice Film Festival is weighing scrapping its traditional opening jury press conference on the Lido.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And that’s only if the washing machine is worth keeping and not scrapping altogether.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • For Roman's team, the prospect of abandoning the telescope just before the finish line hit hard.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the numbers do not show that investors are broadly abandoning Bitcoin for Solana.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • No, fans weren’t punishing USC for canceling the Notre Dame series.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Between 2019 and 2021, for example, the president proposed canceling Roman (then called WFIRST) three separate times in three different budget requests.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The following has zero to do with TCU’s revoking the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover TCU athletic events.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, experts said revoking a visa alone may have little impact on someone already in the country.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Antonelli made the mistake of aborting his lap, thinking there were double yellow flags.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of aborting
Verb
  • The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealing

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“Scrubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubbing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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