Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (out)
Verb
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Still, defrauded Coloradans routinely lost thousands of dollars in these schemes.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Feeding Our Future defrauded the government of $250 million in federal funds from a pandemic-era meal program.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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New research suggests American passengers are already getting shortchanged because of lax regulation.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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The governor came to Palm Beach State College just west of Lake Worth Beach on Wednesday to discuss the issue, including his claim that Florida was shortchanged after the 2000 Census and should have gotten one more congressional district.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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And more recently, in the throes of a homeless crisis, city staff and law enforcement have removed and denuded trees to control the conditions on the street.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Cleaned (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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