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Recent Examples of shampoo
Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
De-Fog Mirrors Before getting in the shower and using shampoo on your hair, use shampoo to prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up from the shower’s humidity.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Ellis, for one, recommends shampooing your hair in two rounds—otherwise known as a double shampoo—to thoroughly remove product build-up.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Use three-in-one shampoo for the rest of your life, or no heat protectant for the rest of your life?
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
De-Fog Mirrors Before getting in the shower and using shampoo on your hair, use shampoo to prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up from the shower’s humidity.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
James applies it directly onto the scalp after shampooing and conditioning, lifting hair section by section, gently giving hair a little shake to disperse it and then massaging it in with fingers.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Ellis, for one, recommends shampooing your hair in two rounds—otherwise known as a double shampoo—to thoroughly remove product build-up.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shampoo
Noun
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The two stood proud in their black scrubs — a departure from the typical pink scrubs worn in the department.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some are directly manufactured by humans, such as beads in exfoliating scrubs or glitter.—
Marta Zaraska,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Our intent was not to brush concerns under the carpet but to identify solutions.—
Raul Handa,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fluoride urine levels vary widely throughout the day depending on hydration level, diet, as well as factors like whether a person has just brushed their teeth or drank a cup of tea, says F. Perry Wilson, a physician and professor of public health and medicine at Yale University.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wagner’s character was introduced on the soap in 2003.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The network has ordered three more seasons of the soap, which will take The Bold and the Beautiful through its 41st season in 2027-28.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Who doesn’t rinse out (and ideally wash) a filthy blender filled with milky stuff?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Once the egg is empty, rinse the inside of the egg to remove any remaining membranes.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By adding tiny crystals of this contraceptive to this solvent, the team created a shot that could assemble into a solid drug deposit after injection without large additions of polymers.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Those carcinogenic solvents currently require energy-intensive evaporation to safely recycle them.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Throw in a user-friendly phone app, a smart feature of avoiding carpets while mopping, all at a huge 39% price drop.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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No air purifier can completely purify your home air, so taking other steps like regularly vacuuming, mopping, and dusting is equally important.3 4.—
Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nearly a week after the quake, searchers in neighbouring Thailand hunting for survivors combed a mountain of debris left after a skyscraper in the capital, Bangkok, collapsed while under construction.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tasking Leave-in Hair Treatment and combed through her entire head for an even application.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Shampoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shampoo. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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