cleans (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of clean (out)
as in defrauds

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  1. defrauds
  2. shortchanges
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  • On the flip side, its tunnel-vision focus on the Murdaughs means that the non-Murdaugh, non-murder victims left in their wake, like Mallory and her family or the clients Alex defrauds at work, are reduced to symbols.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of defrauds
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  • In stark contrast to his rhetoric, however, the CTP shortchanges the region’s transit at the expense of both maintaining and expanding the existing system while continuing to prioritize highway expansion.
    — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That shortchanges the complexity and emotion that drives the employment relationship.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortchanges
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“Cleans (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleans%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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