cleaning (out)

verb

present participle of clean (out)
as in defrauding

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  1. defrauding
  2. shortchanging
  3. cheating
Verb
  • She is accused of defrauding 238 Naples residents out of more than $40,000.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) charged him with defrauding Punjab National Bank of roughly $2 billion.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of defrauding
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  • Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Despite all of this, the market is still trying to figure out what Millrose is worth, and at around 9 times AFFO, Wall Street still might be shortchanging the REIT.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Definition of shortchanging
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  • Princeton University dropped its over century-old Honor Code tradition which let students take their exams without supervision, after an AI cheating scandal rattled the Ivy League institution.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This led to rival Phoenix Union players calling them criminals and making accusations of cheating during a 1913 football game.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheating
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“Cleaning (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaning%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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