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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A lot of Morrow’s story line has been similarly shortchanged, though ultimately the character has served a purpose by sitting on a different side of the human-machine amalgam scale.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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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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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 8 Oct. 2025.
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