Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (out)
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Twice Basilio Aguirre built and lost a fortune, defrauded by business partners one time, the victim of Mexico’s economy the other.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026 -
Demiana Khoury, Tran’s defense attorney, and Progressive Insurance Co,, which was named as the company that had been defrauded, did not respond to requests for comment.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Capital projects — which got shortchanged in last year’s budget — would also be restored closer to levels seen in the past.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Counties say they’re being shortchanged in Newsom’s budget.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
12 Jan. 2026
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The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cleaned (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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