Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaning (out)
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Nearly all of the defendants accused or convicted of defrauding a federal program to feed hungry children are of Somali descent.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The bill proposes to add revenue to the VOCA fund by pulling from monetary penalties against people or companies convicted of defrauding the government through the False Claims Act.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The county had long been credited by some for its fiscal acumen, while at the same time criticized by others for shortchanging residents on important services.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Some rounded prices down to avoid shortchanging shoppers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Contessa’s Corner Sports leagues, state gambling regulators and tribal leaders have all raised concerns that prediction market trades on sports don’t have the same level of guardrails as sportsbooks to protect against cheating by athletes, referees, coaches and other insiders.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The predictions were that unleashing AI to the world at large would lead to an exponential rise in cheating at school and that student essays would cease to be original.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Cleaning (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaning%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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