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adverb

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clean water
drinkable water
safe water
fresh water
clean air
non-polluted air
pollutant-free air
pure air
clean energy
green energy
renewable energy
low-pollution energy
clean rooms
spotless rooms
white rooms
intact rooms
clean lines
perfect lines
flawless lines
nice lines
crisp lines
simple lines

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Recent Examples of clean
Adjective
Also known as overlock machines, sergers create strong, durable seams and help produce clean fabric edges. Emma Seymour Feb 3, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023 Under the auspices of the Sustainable Marblehead Beach Cleaning team, led by Pam Roberts, groups of volunteers clean at least one beach in Marblehead each week, year-round. Bette Keva, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
Verb
Watch this video to see how to easily clean your garage floor. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 June 2025 Without further discussion, the roommates took the hint and the bathroom was cleaned shortly afterward. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
Adverb
Natural Gas: Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel source that is generally less expensive than other fuels. Gannon Burgett, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023 These services sell carbon credits offered by NGOs and governments that, using offset proceeds, plant mangroves, distribute clean-burning stoves, preserve grasslands, and install digesters to capture cooking gas from manure among other types of projects. Time, 21 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for clean
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clean
Adjective
  • What was once a pristine estuary has become a hotspot for pollution, habitat loss, and stress.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • This small oceanside town is located on Anastasia Island, a pristine wildlife haven, and offers broad Atlantic beaches perfect for wandering.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • There, you will be asked to provide basic personal information, like your legal name, address, age, etc.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Administration officials accuse the agency and its former leadership of exceeding their legal powers, burdening free enterprise and engaging in politicized enforcement of consumer laws.
    Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The fuel running this sleek, aerodynamic speedster of a movie is 100-percent pure star power.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • This mocktail is pure indulgence with a playful twist.
    Essence, Essence, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • That improvement, and the thorough checks, persuaded ATLAS to use NSBI more broadly going forward.
    Matt von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
  • When developing a data infrastructure for healthcare, your first task is thorough planning and design.
    Salman Shahid, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • While to some these screen-free devices may seem like a return to the early, simpler days of fitness trackers, Werring says the public is a bit more savvy than the step-counting obsessives of the 2010s.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • The simplest way to achieve your goal may be a version of the truth that’s not the whole truth.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.
    Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • For your sink, wipe the interior of the lemon along the inside of your sink.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • Using a floured 2 1/2- to 3-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, punch out 6 rounds, wiping the cutter clean and reflouring as needed.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Kids who try to end-run this will have their streams removed and live chat disabled.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Florida Fish and Wildlife officials removed the alligators, allowing divers to recover a deceased male from the vehicle.
    Chris Anderson, USA Today, 26 June 2025

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