as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
feeling squeaky-clean and smelling nice after her bath
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Recent Examples of squeaky-clean
Domestic violence quashed a squeaky-clean image that had once been suitable for Doublemint-gum ads, necessitating a new musical calculus that took a few spins to nail.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The fact that Earhart started out as Putnam's mistress contradicted Shapiro's early squeaky-clean image of Earhart and drove her to delve deeper into the life of this extraordinary woman.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Water-ski shows became emblematic of a certain squeaky-clean breed of American pop culture.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
His rendition of the talk show is innately subversive, at direct odds with the squeaky-clean, white-bread humor that is typical of its cable counterpart.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Luckily, this nose mask utilizes both chemical and physical exfoliation to make your pores appear squeaky-clean.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
What did not change from when I had been billed, just days earlier, for coverage for the older car were my age, my squeaky-clean driving record, the ZIP Code where the car resides or State Farm’s liability for injury or damage in an accident.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Beyond long-running The Lawrence Welk Show, which debuted on ABC on this day in 1955, Welk was a bandleader, an accordion player, and a shrewd businessman synonymous with squeaky-clean (and older-skewing) entertainment.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The fact that Earhart started out as Putnam's mistress contradicted Shapiro's early squeaky-clean image of Earhart and drove her to delve deeper into the life of this extraordinary woman.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Water-ski shows became emblematic of a certain squeaky-clean breed of American pop culture.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
His rendition of the talk show is innately subversive, at direct odds with the squeaky-clean, white-bread humor that is typical of its cable counterpart.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Luckily, this nose mask utilizes both chemical and physical exfoliation to make your pores appear squeaky-clean.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
What did not change from when I had been billed, just days earlier, for coverage for the older car were my age, my squeaky-clean driving record, the ZIP Code where the car resides or State Farm’s liability for injury or damage in an accident.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Beyond long-running The Lawrence Welk Show, which debuted on ABC on this day in 1955, Welk was a bandleader, an accordion player, and a shrewd businessman synonymous with squeaky-clean (and older-skewing) entertainment.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaky-clean
Adjective
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If maintaining a pristine lawn is your priority, removing leaves can prevent mold, rot and patchy grass.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Being Imabari towels, these meet the Japanese certification for pristine product quality, made with 100% pima cotton and a specific quality control process.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But with Mayfield playing immaculate hero ball, those issues are less important than the fact that Tampa’s young (and now injured) secondary is exactly the type of game the Lions prefer to hunt.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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No other game has featured two immaculate innings, in which the pitcher retires all three batters on three-pitch strikeouts.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The home boasts clean lines, a sprawling backyard featuring a fire pit and a pool, as well as a home gym.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some of these mountainsides have dislodged themselves deep in the bedrock, causing the face of a mountain to shear clean off — as has happened at least twice in the last two years.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Squeaky-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaky-clean. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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