cleanups

noun

plural of cleanup
as in profits
an exceptionally large return The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house.

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Recent Examples of cleanups Bostwick said the most recent county cleanups ejected a handful of RVs from Pearblossom in 2022 and Sun Valley and 2023. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 These cleanups are held each year on the third Saturday in September. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 And fourth, each moved fast, front-loading the painful medicine of store closures, marketplace cleanups, and resetting Wall Street expectations immediately upon taking over, rather than kicking the can down the road, letting problems fester. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Queens Community House is rallying neighbors and organizing volunteer cleanups. — Elle McLogan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Employees are active participants in these efforts, engaging in park cleanups, tree plantings, and sustainability initiatives year-round. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Skip full fall cleanups—seeds and stems help birds, bees, and bugs overwinter. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026 More people should know about potential lead in their yard and have access to tests and cleanups. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026 Preventing oil spills has been shown to be far more economically viable than expensive cleanups. — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanups
  1. profits
  2. killings
  3. sales
Noun
  • The bank expects power networks to account for roughly one-third of group profits by 2029, up from 23% in 2025, which would help cut capital costs.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In this small city, citizens were brought together by frustration over large, corporate health systems that can seem to put profits over patients.
    — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of profits
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  • 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
Definition of killings
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  • Don’t miss out on Labor Day sales on practical and polished Clarks shoes at Amazon right now.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Companies often wait until a sales conversation to discuss competitors.
    — Jehan Lalkaka, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sales

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