CLEANED UP Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

cleaned (up)

verb

past tense of clean (up)

as in tidied (up)

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom

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as in censored

to remove objectionable parts from cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper

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as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen

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The detail arranged the traffic stop on the other side of the island, in front of the Lihue post office, under the assumption that Brun would surrender peacefully in such a public location.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
After the living room, Birdie wandered to the dining room, where she was cast into an underwater light, the sun sifting through the plants arranged by the long window.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranged

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Ana Navarro and Joy Behar were both censored on today’s episode of The View.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of censored

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Local police picked up Brun at Keliikuli’s house in Kalaheo, and he was held without bail.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Fatal Influence may have picked up a huge win in a six-woman tag team match against Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Page at SummerSlam on Saturday night, but the real stunning moment came moments after the match was finished.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of picked up

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The all-hands that’s never skipped, shortened, or rescheduled; the Slack response that’s never further than 20 minutes away; the LinkedIn post that's never late.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shortened

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In the third inning, the Rockies erased Salvador Perez’s leadoff single as Massey grounded into a double play.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The boundary between indoor and outdoor living is nearly erased as floor-to-ceiling glass windows and walls are flung open to redefine the term cross-breeze.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of erased

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The streamer recently ordered a sequel to the ’90s cult classic Clueless, a Scottish family drama called Laird and the true crime drama Fear Not, among others.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
In June, the Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign nationals.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordered

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Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
The controversy intensified in June when the region’s Supreme Court ruled the seats are protected under the constitution and cannot be abolished without a constitutional amendment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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