CLEANS (OFF) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

cleans (off)

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present tense third-person singular of clean (off)

as in straightens (up)

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turns out

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The driver turns out to be a former co-worker of Ho-seok’s, and for initially unspecified reasons, refuses to take them.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, climate experts are asking if an El Niño turns out to be the strongest on record, as many forecast models suggest, what will a historically strong El Niño look like stacked on top of the planet’s unprecedented warming?

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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