cleaned (up)

verb

past tense of clean (up)
1
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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2
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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3
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (up)
  1. arranged
  2. censored
  3. eradicated
  4. picked up
  5. shortened
  6. erased
  7. ordered
  8. abolished
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  • The two prescriptions would be arranged in concentric rings, alternating outward as though from a bull’s-eye.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But, like the modern concept of condominium ownership, the investors purchased shares of the theater (corresponding to the 44 private boxes arranged on three levels).
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
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  • The former pro athlete posted a family photo of himself, Panettiere and their daughter Kaya (whose face is censored by a bright orange dot) all smiles against a cloudy sky.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • When that ability gets constrained, when communication feels censored, when speed is prized over rigor, when ambiguity gets exploited instead of clarified, the meaning of the work itself starts to erode.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of censored
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  • Smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980 and no longer naturally circulates, was once one of the world's deadliest diseases.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Asian giant hornet—aka murder hornet—was eradicated from Washington state and hasn’t become established here.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
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  • Chicago police picked up the teenagers from the Congress Theater on Saturday.
    — Sara Machi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, she’s picked up on plenty of other subtle style differences, from the length of a daytime dress to the type of sneakers people wear.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked up
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  • The away terrace behind one goal is similarly shortened, leaving only the sweeping main stand to provide any kind of architectural merit.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The following is Johnson’s own words, lightly edited and shortened for clarity.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortened
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  • Their efforts have successfully erased half the population from public life and made Afghanistan one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But what frightened me most was not death alone, but the idea of dying before my writings reached the world—that my story would disappear with me, and that my feelings, my memories, my identity, and my human experience would be erased.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • Both giants rely on a mix of drones and drivers to deliver everything consumers have ordered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • During a court appearance, a Broward County judge ordered Smith held without bond on the charges and prohibited him from contacting any victims involved in the case.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordered
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  • Fortunately, Gorbachev would drop his objections to SDI in time for both men to sign a landmark treaty in 1987 that abolished all intermediate range nuclear arms in Europe and made the entire world safer.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • About three-quarters of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
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