as in soap
a substance used for cleaning a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners

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Recent Examples of cleaner The industry outcry over edgy videos colliding with commercial spots for floor cleaners and potato chips drove some advertisers off the platform for a time. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 Trending Video Margot Robbie Takes You Inside The Barbie Dreamhouse After nearly three years of testing this cordless cleaner, Williams notes that its functionality still holds up to the competition—and even the brand’s earlier models. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025 Glass Ammonia is often found in commercial glass cleaners thanks to its quick drying time, which helps prevent streaks from forming. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025 In a kind of first pass-through, the EPA and its partners will remove only visible items like batteries, cleaners and solvents, oils, paint, pesticides, and obvious asbestos products, such as insulation. Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cleaner 

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“Cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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