WIPED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

wiped

verb

past tense of wipe

as in swept

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The baby didn’t make it, and neither did the wife, who died a year later, a victim of the horrendous pandemic that swept the planet clean.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Kuna Rural Fire District said the man was swept downstream just below the dam.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of swept

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Previously, Ars reported on a controversial dataset that was later scrubbed after researchers found CSAM in the training data, but there’s no indication xAI trained on that data.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Chang’e 7 was supposed to launch onboard a Long March 5 rocket on August 24, but the launch was scrubbed on Sunday evening, China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said in a statement.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrubbed

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Kusama was called pop, avant-garde, feminist, just to name some of the categories thrown at her, most of which Kusama brushed off as not quite representative of her art.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Paramount has tried various ploys to put political pressure on Bonta — op-eds, letters from allies, threats to leave California, politicians’ statements — which Bonta has largely brushed off.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of brushed

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But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Sometimes detergent residue can build up on towels and trap more moisture, so adding the vinegar to the rinse part of the wash helps remove detergent that wasn’t completely rinsed off.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rinsed

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Whole cobs of corn are cleaned of their silk, tucked back into their husks, and placed on the grill to char.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Porterville Fire crews responded to the scene, safely removed the puppy from the pipe, and cleaned it up following the rescue.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleaned

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And lastly, how, despite Newey’s backhanded public comments toward Aston’s new works partner, everyone at Honda simply dusted themselves off and began working on a solution.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
While fans applauded the spectacle, Parrish dusted himself off and returned to mid-field.

— Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dusted

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And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The towel is no longer absorbent or has a greasy-type feeling after it has been washed.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026

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