deterged

verb

past tense of deterge
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterged
  1. cleaned
  2. turned out
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  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The bathroom gets cleaned every day; the keyboard everyone shares does not.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • Urine, of course, turned out to be a vital health marker, but only after modern urinalysis treatments were developed in the 19th century.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • One Belgian student who struck gold this week while digging a sewer on a summer construction job, is now waiting to see who claims the stash, after an ordinary Tuesday morning on the job turned out to be anything but.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned out
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“Deterged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterged. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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