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 apartments at 64 Pratt are arranged around an atrium that soars three stories, from floor three to six.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Bike rentals and a range of experiences can be arranged, including wine tasting and artisan workshops.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
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  • 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
  • In February 2021, Didulo joined Telegram, a platform popular with conservative users who felt censored from mainstream sites.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of censored
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  • Zardari and Sharif also said Pakistan’s fight against terrorism would continue until it is eradicated.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Which fruits and vegetables eradicated polio in the United States?
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
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  • Haley, Kotb’s first daughter, seems to have picked up her mother’s spirit of giving.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators discovered a camera had picked up Holbrook's license plate near Joe Shymanski's house in Maryland.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked up
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  • The all-hands that’s never skipped, shortened, or rescheduled; the Slack response that’s never further than 20 minutes away; the LinkedIn post that's never late.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortened
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  • The Cubs offense quickly erased the 1-0 deficit behind four consecutive hitters reaching with two outs in the top of the second.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Athletics erased a two-run deficit with a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an urgent review of gun regulations, including a suspension of new permits to purchase firearms and a review of existing permits, according to a statement from the Government House.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In a news release Calvo said the closures were not ordered by any outside agency.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordered
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  • Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The controversy intensified in June when the region’s Supreme Court ruled the seats are protected under the constitution and cannot be abolished without a constitutional amendment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Cleaned (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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