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adverb

ˈklēn-lē How to pronounce cleanly (audio)
Definition of cleanlynext
as in legally
according to the rules or the law it was a cleanly fought match, so you have no grounds for complaint

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cleanly

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adjective

as in sanitary

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Recent Examples of cleanly
Adverb
None of that shows up cleanly on a productivity dashboard, and none of it gets rebuilt overnight when a senior person walks out the door. — Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The trick is to find workloads that fit within those constraints or can be cleanly split across many small nodes. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Adjective
Director Jennifer Chang understands clearly and cleanly which moments need specific tones and moods. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 Among the 21 artists are Julia Chon and Dave Young Kim, who offer cleanly hard-edge paintings of, respectively, a woman in traditional garb and two storks below two strands of barbed wire. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cleanly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanly
  1. legally
  2. sanitary
  3. sterile
  4. hygienic
  5. pure
  6. untainted
  7. washed
  8. wholesome
Adverb
  • Many Americans travel to places like Mexico for ibogaine treatments, where it can be used legally.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Florida has been legally committed to this question for more than 30 years.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of legally
Adjective
  • Typical customers served by sanitary wastewater systems using 3,500 gallons of water would see an increase of about $28 per month.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • The temporary power outage caused a sanitary sewer overflow on Patapsco Avenue, which was quickly slowed by DPW's Utility Maintenance Division, officials stated.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Definition of sanitary
Adjective
  • For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.
    — John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • The release, which took place in Rosemont, marked the launch of the sterile insect technique program.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • Drip Line is an expandable kitchen aid that fits over every sink, creating a hygienic place to store and dry out rags.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Reusable Gloves Reusable gloves help protect your hands from bacteria and cleaning products while making toilet cleaning more hygienic.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
Definition of hygienic
Adjective
  • The achievement shows how OpenAI and other AI firms are heavily investing in pure mathematics as a way to benchmark the technology’s ascent towards reasoning—and the strange directions those efforts often take.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • There were new artists emerging who were sort of pure electronic artists like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan and so on.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Linger there for some stargazing beneath a sky totally untainted by light.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • The motion concluded an untainted special counsel was necessary because the issues involved allegations of contempt and misconduct at high levels in the Justice Department.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Definition of untainted
Adjective
  • Michigan health officials recommend purchasing whole heads of lettuce instead of pre-washed lettuce; discarding outer layers of lettuce; and washing inner leaves.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • The post said the restaurant is soaking and washing produce again, even if the lettuce and spinach are pre-washed but not bagged.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of washed
Adjective
  • Co-founder Kasia Bednarz said FARE is a scratch made kitchen focused on nourishing, wholesome food.
    — Eva Flowe July 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Later that night, Kayley and Joe follow in Kat and Cooper’s wholesome footsteps and decide to sleep on the deck, under the stars.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of wholesome

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