as in spotless
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1
as in rinsed
to remove the dirt from
we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity
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2
as in removed
to take the internal organs out of
cleaned the rabbit before cooking it
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Adjective
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Under Burns’s watch, the CIA’s record wasn’t spotless.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025 -
And the 21 spacious rooms and breezy lobby and restaurants are spotless.—
Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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One major problem is that these delegations are seldom made cleanly.—
Francis Fukuyama,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2014
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Among the 21 artists are Julia Chon and Dave Young Kim, who offer cleanly hard-edge paintings of, respectively, a woman in traditional garb and two storks below two strands of barbed wire.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
15 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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One was a pimp, another an extortionist with ties to Israeli organized crime.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Google's approach is somewhat more organized than Apple's grid.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bamboo mats are also highly hygienic, allowing water to dry quickly and preventing mold or mildew growth.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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American Primeval is likely to earn the ire of Mormons and Native American advocacy groups alike (the U.S. military is presented as pompous and ineffective, but somewhat hygienic).—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And the galley includes an electric burner cooktop, a 4.2 cubic feet stainless refrigerator, a microwave, and handcrafted cabinetry.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Dec. 2024
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This kettle has intuitive temperature-control settings, and the sleek stainless finish will look great on their counter.—
Anne Loreto Cruz,
Bon Appétit,
10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2023
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At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2023
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“Cleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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