CLEANS (OFF) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

cleans (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of clean (off)

as in straightens (up)

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turns out

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If the film turns out to be as good as this trailer, Cruise (and Iñárritu) might be looking at another Oscar nomination.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
This turns out to be a parable about the long and winding road that runs from mere hypotheses through lab results and real-world data, and then on to solid truth.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

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