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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (out)
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In 2006, a joint investigation run by the FBI and IRS – Operation Bullpen – busted a nationwide forgery ring that defrauded collectors of more than $100 million, and just last year, an Indiana man admitted to selling some $350 million worth of fake gear over the span of 20 years.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Authorities said Kates defrauded the state Department of Labor of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the agency for her family, acquaintances, and others, from March 2020 through May 2021.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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The money is supposed to follow the student, but the Auditor General of Florida found public schools shortchanged by $100 million.—
Don Gaetz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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An article from The Star in 2017 said the two began conceptualizing the store in 2015 after noticing men were being shortchanged in the retail industry.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Dec. 2025
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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 30 Jan. 2026.
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