: one that scrubs
especially
: an apparatus for removing impurities especially from gases
Examples of scrubber in a Sentence
She got a job as a pot scrubber.
The scrubbers will reduce the power plant's sulfur emissions.
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Subscribers can save on handy gadgets to make chores a breeze, like this electric spin scrubber to tackle bathroom grime and this nifty robot vacuum that doubles as a mop.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The recent rapid decline in sulfur emissions due to scrubbers and retiring power plants produced dramatic reduction in excess mortality.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Such things as gas recirculation modules, open-loop scrubbers and mechanical and systematic improvement have since been rolled out.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Her father was an inventor, whose 30 patents include models of soot scrubbers that curb emissions and medical uses for ultrasonic devices.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The recent rapid decline in sulfur emissions due to scrubbers and retiring power plants produced dramatic reduction in excess mortality.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Such things as gas recirculation modules, open-loop scrubbers and mechanical and systematic improvement have since been rolled out.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Her father was an inventor, whose 30 patents include models of soot scrubbers that curb emissions and medical uses for ultrasonic devices.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrubber
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“Scrubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubber. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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