cleanups

plural of cleanup

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cleanups Its efforts have since included trail maintenance, habitat restoration, cleanups, and native planting. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 For volunteers with No Harm KTLA, a group that holds trash cleanups in Koreatown twice a month, overflowing bins are a regular sight. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 In the meantime, volunteers with the community organization Men Standing Up Against Violence, have been organizing cleanups in the cemetery. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Wells also organized cemetery cleanups in historically Black neighborhoods, including Lincoln Memorial Park in Brownsville. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The report quoted Shipilova's neighbors as saying a team of disinfection experts did several cleanups of her apartment, leaving a strong antiseptic smell. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 New Yorkers also have opportunities to earn points through local volunteer efforts throughout September, including urban planting, beach cleanups and food donations. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 May, a fifth-generation Idahoan, has led cleanups in the Foothills herself in years past and confirmed there’s far more than just nails and beer cans up there. — Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 These cleanups are held each year on the third Saturday in September. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanups
Noun
  • With a Southern Hemisphere spring harvest underway in parts of Australia, farmers are grappling with diesel prices inflated by the Iran war, contributing to what the government forecasts will be a 39% drop in large farm profits.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The function of healthcare should not be to make billions in profits for the insurance companies and the drug companies.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Global retail sales of Calvin Klein products were about $9 billion in 2025.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Regionally, the Asia-Pacific region performed best, up 10%, largely attributed to airport sales.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Cleanups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanups. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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