1
as in cleanses
to remove the dirt from
we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity
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2
as in removes
to take the internal organs out of
cleaned the rabbit before cooking it
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Recent Examples of cleans
His team cleans and converts messy internal files—from handwritten field notes for commercial clients to exotic classified file formats for the government—so they can be searched safely inside a secure vector database.
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Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The best mom with the awesome lunchboxes, who volunteers, and cleans the house.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
His wife, who cleans hospitals, starts work before dawn and does school pickup in the afternoon.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The store cleans the jars and refills them.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
The spray face is mineral-resistant and cleans easily.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Ready for a home robot that wakes you up, makes breakfast and even cleans the house afterward?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The durable carbon microfiber cleans all glasses -- prescription, sun and readers.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Sulfuric acid, a byproduct of sulfur, cleans chip wafers.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The best mom with the awesome lunchboxes, who volunteers, and cleans the house.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
His wife, who cleans hospitals, starts work before dawn and does school pickup in the afternoon.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The store cleans the jars and refills them.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
The spray face is mineral-resistant and cleans easily.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Ready for a home robot that wakes you up, makes breakfast and even cleans the house afterward?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The durable carbon microfiber cleans all glasses -- prescription, sun and readers.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Sulfuric acid, a byproduct of sulfur, cleans chip wafers.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleans
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Shani Darden's Allure Best of Beauty Award-winning Triple Acid Signature Peel delivers almost immediate radiance, thanks to a two-step process that deeply resurfaces and cleanses skin.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2026
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This one not only deposits color, but also gently cleanses and conditions the hair.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This lets gravity do the work and removes dirt and cleaner cleanly.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The three-day event draws more than 100,000 fans every year for the festival, which headlines largely country music acts while raising money for marine conservation.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The annual affair, which draws Jeep owners and enthusiasts from around the globe, has become a crucial testing ground for the brand.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
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The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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And if the Supreme Court makes an early enough ruling that guts the Voting Rights Act, that could allow a slew of Southern states to redraw their maps before 2026 as well.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
3 Dec. 2025
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That price includes the robovac’s OMNI Station dock, which empties its dirt bin into a bagless canister, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
14 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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If one person always scrubs toilet bowl rings, resentment can build, so try to get ahead of that.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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Precipitation scrubs the atmosphere clean, picking up pollutants on its way down to the ground.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tokyo Stylez, Cardi’s hairstylist, brushes out a sleek brown hairpiece, and Erika la’ pearl, her makeup artist, dabs at Cardi’s face while the rapper scrolls through her phone, controlling the music.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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When some chime in to say their doctors had been cautiously optimistic about treatments, Sarah brushes that aside.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Cleans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleans. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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