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as in spotless
free from dirt or stain
although the soccer team always starts out with clean uniforms, they don't stay that way for long
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as in legal
following or according to the rules
a clean check from the other hockey player
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
only clean songs will be permitted for the performances on the last night of summer camp
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as in thorough
trying all possibilities
police made a clean sweep of the area before the governor's arrival
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as in simple
having no exceptions or restrictions
the clean joy of running that young children experience
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as in devoid
lacking contents that could or should be present
the ship returned with a clean hold
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as in to wipe
to remove the dirt from
we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity
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as in to remove
to take the internal organs out of
cleaned the rabbit before cooking it
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as in legally
according to the rules or the law
a boxer who doesn't fight clean
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
the thief got clean away
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Recent Examples of clean
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
For brides drawn to the cleaner, portrait‑style elegance seen in Sperling’s wedding gown, Wickstead offered parallel lines in Italian duchesse and silk mikado with off‑the‑shoulder necklines, elongated torsos and linear trains.
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Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
These spatulas are easy to clean and come in handy for everything from baking to whipping up weeknight dinners.
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Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
Natural Gas: Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel source that is generally less expensive than other fuels.
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Gannon Burgett,
Car and Driver,
28 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Once the smoker is stable and producing clean smoke, place the ribs bone-side down directly on the grates.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
For brides drawn to the cleaner, portrait‑style elegance seen in Sperling’s wedding gown, Wickstead offered parallel lines in Italian duchesse and silk mikado with off‑the‑shoulder necklines, elongated torsos and linear trains.
—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
Verb
These are also machine washable, meaning despite coffee spills and the general wear and tear of a fitful sleeper, these can be properly cleaned in the wash.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
These spatulas are easy to clean and come in handy for everything from baking to whipping up weeknight dinners.
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Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Adverb
Up to this point, Eloise has been a staunch proponent of Penelope coming clean to Colin and quitting the Lady Whistledown operation for good.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
Natural Gas: Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel source that is generally less expensive than other fuels.
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Gannon Burgett,
Car and Driver,
28 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clean
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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Not only is Earth's closest celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos.
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Those also include new regulations on mail-in voting that are likewise facing legal challenges.
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Nejat received legal support from the Association of Flight Attendants, which has been trying to organize Delta’s 28,000 flight attendants for decades.
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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Post-split, one Comcast entity will be a pure-play entertainment content company, with NBCUniversal and Sky assets, while the other company will be a leading broadband, cable and wireless provider.
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Each specimen was weighed and put in the same-sized containers filled with superworm larvae to determine the optimal ratio of larvae to specimen for thorough cleaning without damaging bones.
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Those subtle cues usually reveal whether housekeeping is thorough or simply surface-level.
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As for the volunteers, the goal is simple—help someone stay safe before the heat turns into an emergency.
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Evidence for at-home tools is thinner than for professional manual drainage, but the simplest options can offer mild circulation and surface-lymph support at a low price.
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In a show mostly devoid of explicit messages, the sentiment surprised me.
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Players take on the role of a Ditto capable of mimicking its human trainer, and the Pokémon is thrown into a world devoid of humans.
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Separate the jade plant from other plants so the pests won’t spread, then wipe the leaves with neem oil.
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Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
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Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.
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Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.
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“Clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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