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Recent Examples of cleanliness
Here's why cat owners are choosing Michu By focusing on performance first—clumping strength, odor control, cleanliness—Michu built loyalty quickly.
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Good Lighting While cleanliness and supplies are essential, lighting makes a huge impact on the mood.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
Health inspectors noted violations including lack of hot water, unsafe food storage and improper manual ware-washing procedures, poor cleanliness and equipment that needed repair.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Good Lighting While cleanliness and supplies are essential, lighting makes a huge impact on the mood.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
Health inspectors noted violations including lack of hot water, unsafe food storage and improper manual ware-washing procedures, poor cleanliness and equipment that needed repair.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanliness
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Organizers said the two previous Picasso raffles raised a total of more than 10 million euros for cultural work in Lebanon and water and hygiene programs in Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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On the second day in the hospital, the nurses kindly gave Marcano a bag of clothes and hygiene items for her and Amalia.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Angelita Soriano, a spokesperson for the No Data Center group, asked Huddlestun to provide residents with an independent health impact study of the future site of the Amazon data center planned at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pablo Alvarado and Lolo Cutumay were among a small group of workers who formed the band in the mid 1990s after one of them witnessed immigration agents raid a site where day laborers were lining up for free health services.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 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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A day with the Buttigieges is a never-ending succession of wholesomeness.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cleanliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanliness. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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