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Recent Examples of cleanliness
After all, the cleanliness of the outside areas is the deck crew’s responsibility, and coming up with a checklist for what needs to be done after every meal service is Wihan’s job.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
There's a cost associated with cleanliness and making sure the cows are healthy.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
That is not about cleanliness; that is about respect, or in this case, a lack of it.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An entire division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that oversees the cleanliness of cruise ships was apparently let go, as were staff managing the CDC’s Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
There's a cost associated with cleanliness and making sure the cows are healthy.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
That is not about cleanliness; that is about respect, or in this case, a lack of it.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An entire division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that oversees the cleanliness of cruise ships was apparently let go, as were staff managing the CDC’s Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cleanliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanliness
Noun
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According to Upton, women also need to be more mindful of unhealthy lifestyle practices, like poor sleep hygiene, lack of boundaries, dysfunctional relationships, overworking, and even eating late.—
Eman Bare,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, April 15, just hours after taking on British tennis player Harriet Dart, 28, at the Rouen Open, the 21-year-old French athlete responded to negative in-game comments about her hygiene, without saying a word.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Save the Children, one of UNICEF’s major last-mile distributors, typically gives out emergency therapeutic food at clinics where mothers can also give birth and take their infants for health screenings.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Since January the Trump administration has slashed federal funding for research projects centered on equity, health disparities and marginalized communities.—
Angel Algarin,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Cleanliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanliness. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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