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

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Recent Examples of cleaner Spend summer at Beaver Lake Army Corps of Engineers seeks volunteer park attendants and campsite cleaners for the summer recreation season at Beaver Lake. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025 Some sources even suggest hanging cut-up sections of Irish Spring soap or Bounce dryer sheets under the hood or to use cayenne pepper, pepper spray or Pine-Sol cleaner as deterrents. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Apply Glass Cleaner to Mirror Apply glass cleaner directly to the mirror. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025 So Branch Basics launched with a simple but multidimensional product: a concentrate that could replace dozens of toxic household cleaners. Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleaner
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soap
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  • The Sirens star appeared on the soap from 1985 to 1988, first as Frannie Hughes and then as Frannie’s secret half-sister Sabrina.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • Hose affected plants off with a kitchen sprayer, or use insecticidal soap to treat infestations.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025

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“Cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaner. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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