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Recent Examples of cleanliness
The categories are safety, cleanliness and frequency and reliability of service, Hahn said.
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City News Service, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Public safety and cleanliness must be visibly improved through outreach, maintenance, and community policing so residents and visitors feel comfortable downtown.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
But location matters as much as cleanliness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
The Problem With Emotional Cleanliness Many firms have developed a preference for what might be called emotional cleanliness.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Public safety and cleanliness must be visibly improved through outreach, maintenance, and community policing so residents and visitors feel comfortable downtown.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
But location matters as much as cleanliness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
The Problem With Emotional Cleanliness Many firms have developed a preference for what might be called emotional cleanliness.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cleanliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanliness
Noun
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Safe food handling, good hygiene and avoiding contact with cat stool can significantly reduce your risk.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Infant care packages include formula, baby food, bottles, diapers, wipes and hygiene items; the facility also provides sippy cups and cribs.—
Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The actress started advocating for menopause and mid-life care in 2024 − after her doctor misdiagnosed her symptoms as herpes − and pushed for legislation to fund research and education in women’s health.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Similar concerns were raised about the merger of the SAG and AFTRA health plans in 2017, which was followed by a significant curtailment in benefits a few years later.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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The growing apathy toward big-screen entertainment was also owed to the patina of all-American wholesomeness that studios imposed on their stables of stars, and the nothing-to-see-here style of movie journalism was wearing thin.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Cleanliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanliness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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