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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My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

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This time, Daniels and the Buccaneers’ offense didn’t squander the chance to put the Cowboys away, as Irving picked up the necessary first down to allow his rookie quarterback some victory kneels to end the game.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
As for food, those onboard can opt to dine on deck, at a picnic onshore, or underneath the stars, with each meal made from local ingredients picked up throughout the trip.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of picked up

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Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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The officer moved a safe distance away and ordered Cruz Linares to drop the knife.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Israel’s agencies and transportation minister have traded blame over who was responsible for screening the flight, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of aviation security.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of ordered

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The Australian Consulate has taken an interest in her case, given the country abolished the death penalty in 1985.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Amendment, which abolished slavery and argued that loopholes in the amendment helped pave the way for the mass incarceration of Black Americans.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

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