scrub out
verb
scrubbed out; scrubbing out; scrubs out
1
: to remove (something) from an object by rubbing hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap
scrub out a stain
2
: to rub the inside of (something) hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap in order to clean it
She scrubbed out the flower pots.
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The National Park Service has carried out some renovations since then, and the pool is also periodically drained to scrub out algae, garbage, goose droppings and other detritus.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Modern wastewater treatment plants often fail to scrub out the microscopic remnants of the world’s pharmaceutical and illicit drug use.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The transfer portal is about to open, Kyle Whittingham can start building his roster and a program that’s had its reputation dragged through the mud can start scrubbing out the stains.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Baking soda makes our cakes rise, neutralizes fridge odors, softens the laundry, and scrubs out stains.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Days after Sora 2 launched, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube filled with tutorials on how to scrub out its tiny watermark — the only clue AI made a clip.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Rather than trying to scrub out all of the problematic elements of the training data, human experts manually provide feedback on the AI model’s output after the model is trained.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Modern wastewater treatment plants often fail to scrub out the microscopic remnants of the world’s pharmaceutical and illicit drug use.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The transfer portal is about to open, Kyle Whittingham can start building his roster and a program that’s had its reputation dragged through the mud can start scrubbing out the stains.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Baking soda makes our cakes rise, neutralizes fridge odors, softens the laundry, and scrubs out stains.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Days after Sora 2 launched, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube filled with tutorials on how to scrub out its tiny watermark — the only clue AI made a clip.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Rather than trying to scrub out all of the problematic elements of the training data, human experts manually provide feedback on the AI model’s output after the model is trained.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Scrub out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrub%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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