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to remove the dirt from
we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity
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as in removed
to take the internal organs out of
cleaned the rabbit before cooking it
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Recent Examples of cleaned
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Roads are cleaned, including inside suburbs, for weather events like snow, blizzards, freezing rain and ice storms.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
Councilman Anthony Coghill hopes that within the next day, many of the side streets will be cleaned and in better shape.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Synthetic coats can tolerate more washing, though far less than everyday clothing, and faux fur should never be washed—only spot-cleaned.
—Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
The material is now being cleaned and studied at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Vernal, where visitors can watch the preparation process in the museum’s fossil lab.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The cries grew louder as the staffer cleaned the area around the boy.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Citizens play a critical role by correctly separating glass, which is then collected, cleaned, and processed by SARCO, Sicily’s leading waste management company, before being remelted into new bottles at the Marsala facility—the island’s only glassworks.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Unless your cast ironware is enameled, it should be cleaned with water and a damp cloth only—no soap.
—Caroline Biggs, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
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They should be cleaned and stored in a garage, shed, basement, or even under your deck if they’re protected with a tarp.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Roads are cleaned, including inside suburbs, for weather events like snow, blizzards, freezing rain and ice storms.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
Councilman Anthony Coghill hopes that within the next day, many of the side streets will be cleaned and in better shape.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Synthetic coats can tolerate more washing, though far less than everyday clothing, and faux fur should never be washed—only spot-cleaned.
—Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
The material is now being cleaned and studied at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Vernal, where visitors can watch the preparation process in the museum’s fossil lab.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The cries grew louder as the staffer cleaned the area around the boy.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Citizens play a critical role by correctly separating glass, which is then collected, cleaned, and processed by SARCO, Sicily’s leading waste management company, before being remelted into new bottles at the Marsala facility—the island’s only glassworks.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Unless your cast ironware is enameled, it should be cleaned with water and a damp cloth only—no soap.
—Caroline Biggs, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned
Adjective
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The toilets are scrubbed, the dishes are washed and the floors are spotless.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Similar to wood floors, wood cabinets require special maintenance to keep them clean and spotless, without actually damaging the wood.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some formulas can be left on for a couple of hours up to overnight and rinsed off in the morning.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Any obvious surface dirt can be rinsed under cold water before storing but there is no need to wash them thoroughly—and be sure to thoroughly dry the leeks before storing.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In other words, historical comparables suggest that Sherwood’s trade value probably isn’t cleanly at the level of him returning a first-round pick to Vancouver if he’s ultimately traded between now and March 6.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Whoever wins cleanly leaves with both the championship belts.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And many public spaces in the country have been scrubbed of any sign of dissent.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But as Michelle Griffith wrote in the Minnesota Reformer, this is much more accurate to describe as a general strike, a tradition of organized, mass resistance that has become rare in the United States.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Although the 5,550-year-old middle-aged hunter-gatherer exhibited no visible signs of disease, researchers found traces of a previously unknown species of treponemes—bacteria that cause yaws, bejel, syphilis, and pinta—after analyzing extracted DNA from his tibia.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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The $10 million was extracted from a $67 million settlement that had been negotiated with Centene, a Medicaid contractor accused of overbilling.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Regular washing not only keeps your pillows fresh and hygienic but also helps them last longer.—
Anyssa Roberts,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
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Though the Romans sought to improve these conditions, a separate study at Hadrian’s Wall found that the Romans could not always maintain the hygienic standards they were known for.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Cleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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