cleanups

plural of cleanup

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Recent Examples of cleanups 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 Its members were involved in wildfire cleanups and removing waste from the hazardous Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights in June. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 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 Guests can also participate in a range of environmental programs including coastline cleanups, recycling efforts, and reef protection activity that includes going fishing for destructive lionfish—and then enjoying a meal cooked with it. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanups
Noun
  • In the meantime, farmers do their best to beef up security – hyperaware that all someone needs to do is cut off a branch from their trees for it to be smuggled away, draining their profits from some distant orchard in another country.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Using profits from the sale of the Van Dyke, Soyka, converted redesigned a four-block industrial section tucked off Biscayne Boulevard to include his signature Soyka restaurant and Andiamo Brick Oven Pizza across the street.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 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
  • Pick three to five key roles, like CEO, CFO, marketing, sales or operations.
    Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • How does that affect your strategy and positioning for ad sales?
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Cleanups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanups. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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