cleaned (up)

verb

Definition of cleaned (up)next
past tense of clean (up)
1
as in tidied (up)
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom

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2
as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper

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3
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (up)
  1. shortened
  2. erased
  3. abolished
  4. arranged
  5. destroyed
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  • St Louis 1st baseman Mark McGwire hits his 65th homer of the season in a rain shortened 9-5 win over Cubs at Busch Stadium; wins 2nd straight HR title over Sammy Sosa, who hits his 63rd HR in same game.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • John Ritter died suddenly in 2003, of a heart issue called an aortic dissection, while filming the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (later shortened to 8 Simple Rules), alongside Kaley Cuoco and Katey Sagal.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • From artisan studios to breweries and other small businesses in the district, the waters erased a huge chunk of the city’s cultural identity.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The greys had all been erased from his beard.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of erased
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  • As modernization spread throughout Italy in the 1960s, the system was abolished, and farmers abandoned their rustic dwellings in favor of houses with electricity and running water in towns and cities.
    Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The union also wants the reinstatement of a pension scheme that was abolished in 2008, which is a nonstarter for Boeing.
    Elodie Mazein, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of abolished
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  • In February, Owens arranged a dinner to introduce Lumumba, the mayor, to the developers.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The flight was diverted to the Dominican Republic, and a return trip to Florida was arranged for passengers and crew members.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • However, by October 1, senior Israeli and American officials assessed that the Israeli air campaign has destroyed half of the militia’s missiles and rockets.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Liber Pater wines are made on a tiny patch of land in the Graves region of Bordeaux, one of the few places unaffected by the phylloxera bacterium that destroyed vineyards across Europe in the mid-19th century.
    Matteo Atti, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near cleaned (up)

cleaned (out)

cleaned (up)

cleaned up one's act

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