as in to brush
to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt
I vacuumed the living room.
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as in void
a large empty space
the vacuum of outer space The loss of his friend left a vacuum in his life.
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Recent Examples of vacuum
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
If your bed is low to the ground and difficult to vacuum or sweep under, a bed skirt can be an important addition.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
First, the good news, at least for those who fear Maduro’s capture will create a power vacuum that can only be filled with violence.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Media coverage has often framed Meta as simply vacuuming up OpenAI’s best people, Chen said.
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The appendages, both of which bend as needed, allow the vacuum dance, jump, and, most importantly, climb stairs, a first in the increasingly crowded field.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuum
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Turn it back upright, using the bristles to brush away the remaining snow.—
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Restore Sweatpants These classic grey sweatpants will surely become the cornerstone of your winter travel wardrobe with their thick, brushed terry fabric and four-way stretch design.—
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The document offers a capsule history of the six-inch-deep, eight-inch-wide circular void in the tax agency’s sidewalk.—
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But the void between certainty and hope, where the foreman ruled, troubled him.—
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Gently clean the seal regularly baking soda or dish soap to remove mold and keep it flexible.—
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Cream of Tartar & Lemon Juice Paste Like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, cream of tartar and lemon shockingly has cleaning and brightening properties that are effective for lifting dirt and stains off grout lines.—
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Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.—
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Upano’s operatic scope and clean, elegant sentences really swept me off my feet.—
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There was also a punt-blocking Isaiah Simmons, an intercepting Mike Jackson, and a swell of 73,000-plus standing souls, washing the stadium in noise and blue and joy.—
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In Iranian Muslim culture, dead bodies are typically washed and then covered in white cotton fabric before burial.—
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Later on, a smaller group of us from the ship recalled feeling absolutely out of sorts as we were guided into a large communal space, stripped out of our robes, and each scrubbed and bathed on top of our own warmed marble slabs.—
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After soaking for at least 15 minutes, use an abrasive sponge or nylon bristle brush to scrub the burner grates.—
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“Vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuum. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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