shampooed

verb

Definition of shampooednext
past tense of shampoo
as in rinsed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shampooed
  1. brushed
  2. combed
  3. swept
  4. washed
  5. laundered
  6. scoured
Verb
  • On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of brushed
Verb
  • Diamant and Kafka combed the park for it to no avail.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Even better, the researchers at GreenLight Biosciences combed through bioinformatic databases to find just the right gene to disrupt to avoid collateral damage to honeybees and other harmless species.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of combed
Verb
  • George swept the Irish in a 2017-19 home-and-home.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavs would get swept in the NBA Finals, but everybody knew James was here to win from that point on.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of swept
Verb
  • There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Some fabrics, like stretchy elastane and nylon, can retain bacteria and sweat—and, thus, need to be laundered more frequently to prevent odors and preserve the integrity of the material.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Once laundered, return the fresh towels to the guest bedroom or bathroom.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of laundered
Verb
  • Olson scoured his medical file and found no evidence to support this claim.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Three nations scoured the deep waters in 2017 during a $150 million effort supported by Australia, China and Malaysia to find the Boeing 777 that went missing midflight in March 2014.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of scoured
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