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Recent Examples of spick-and-span Keep your refrigerator spick-and-span by washing produce drawers with hot water and soap, and spraying all surfaces down with a disinfecting (but non-toxic and food-friendly) vinegar solution. Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 Watch ships cruise by from the balconies of spick-and-span rooms or while breaking a sweat in the pierside barrel saunas. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2026 Nothing chases away my Sunday scaries like getting our cars spick-and-span on the inside, leaving me excited for that Monday-morning day-care drive with a clean car. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025 This compound has antimicrobial properties that leave your grill spick-and-span. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2023 Courteney Cox is keeping her Walk of Fame star — and those belonging to her famous friends — spick-and-span! Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023 In the otherwise ramshackle dusty town, sits nestled a spick-and-span health clinic run by the Catholic Daughters of Saint Anne. Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spick-and-span
Adjective
  • But environmentalists say this pristine location has already been threatened by the arrival of bulldozers along the beach, presumably to begin work on the project.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • Tucked in the mountains of North Georgia this pristine Rabun County lake, only two hours from Atlanta, is a favorite in the region.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • Among those rumoured to be part of a new regime, the old 1998 goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is in the mix.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Iran’s unemployment has worsened since the conflict began, and its currency has hit new lows.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • This finish is an example of his two-footedness, enabling him to play across the forward line, and the immaculate timing of his runs.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Throughout the day, the vibes were laid-back and (even with the heat and rain) pretty immaculate.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026
Adjective
  • Marble fireplaces and bespoke timber joinery soften a palette of black, white and brushed brass, while parquet floors bring warmth beneath the clean geometry.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • Or Japanese fans leaving entire sections spotless by picking up after themselves — twice.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • While hardly a spotless performance from the second-place Bombers, who threw a bullpen game, their offensive outburst put them four games behind the division-leading Rays.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Adjective
  • Add a bit of garlic and fresh herbs and the sauce is even better.
    Kate Williams, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The painful memory of the last citywide revaluation in 2021 is still fresh, with a broad cross-section of homeowners experiencing real estate tax bill sticker shock as residential property values soared in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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“Spick-and-span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spick-and-span. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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