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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaning (out)
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The 61-year-old Francis, who pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to charges related to bribery and defrauding the United States out of at least $35 million, appealed his sentence last year.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Four people have pleaded guilty in DeKalb County to defrauding the State of Georgia out of nearly $200,000 through fake contracts tied to housing services, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
14 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 18 Jan. 2026.
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