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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
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Laundry baskets on the dining room table, the litter box not cleaned since Wednesday morning, days of dirty plates in the sink, etc. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 Regularly cleaning your glass shower doors is essential for maintaining their clarity and protecting them from permanent damage or etching. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 May 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
  • Ambergris Cay, a pristine, 1,100-acre private island getaway consisting of an all-inclusive resort and private homes, has the same kind of pull with the elite.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Hump Island Oyster Company Pull up a seat at the bar to taste oysters freshly harvested from some of the most pristine ocean water on the planet.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • A number of legal experts see Trump’s lawsuit as meritless, but the litigation comes as CBS-parent Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval for its merger with Skydance.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • The result of this lack of effective legal representation can lead to unnecessary jail admissions or prison sentences, which then damage individuals, families and communities through incarceration and lost wages.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Here are some of the best words to describe his work: simple, clean, clear, pure and, above all, elegant.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Judge Ashford did a thorough march through the standard regulatory factors.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Evans' interviews famously evolve from surface-level conversation starters to in-depth, deep dives into the lives of the talent in the hot seat, which often impresses — and, at times, shocks — them that his background research is so thorough.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Trevon Williams, who did not escape from the New Orleans jail, was charged with 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 23.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • As artificial intelligence models grow increasingly sophisticated, their capabilities extend far beyond simple task execution.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 24 May 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
  • Kemba never changed, the money, the lifestyle, none of it wiped the joy, the smile from his eyes and his face.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
  • When cleaning, simply use a dry or damp cloth to wipe it down.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Pruning at the wrong time can remove developing flower buds.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
  • The unit removes and carries easily off the boat at the end of the day for better security and maintenance.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 May 2025

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