cleaned (up)

verb

past tense of clean (up)
1
as in tidied (up)
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom

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2
as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper

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3
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (up)
  1. arranged
  2. censored
  3. eradicated
  4. picked up
  5. shortened
  6. erased
  7. ordered
  8. abolished
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  • The detail arranged the traffic stop on the other side of the island, in front of the Lihue post office, under the assumption that Brun would surrender peacefully in such a public location.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After the living room, Birdie wandered to the dining room, where she was cast into an underwater light, the sun sifting through the plants arranged by the long window.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
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  • Ana Navarro and Joy Behar were both censored on today’s episode of The View.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of censored
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  • Zardari and Sharif also said Pakistan’s fight against terrorism would continue until it is eradicated.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Which fruits and vegetables eradicated polio in the United States?
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
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  • Local police picked up Brun at Keliikuli’s house in Kalaheo, and he was held without bail.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Fatal Influence may have picked up a huge win in a six-woman tag team match against Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Page at SummerSlam on Saturday night, but the real stunning moment came moments after the match was finished.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked up
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  • The all-hands that’s never skipped, shortened, or rescheduled; the Slack response that’s never further than 20 minutes away; the LinkedIn post that's never late.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortened
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  • The Cubs offense quickly erased the 1-0 deficit behind four consecutive hitters reaching with two outs in the top of the second.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Athletics erased a two-run deficit with a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • The streamer recently ordered a sequel to the ’90s cult classic Clueless, a Scottish family drama called Laird and the true crime drama Fear Not, among others.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In June, the Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign nationals.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordered
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  • Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The controversy intensified in June when the region’s Supreme Court ruled the seats are protected under the constitution and cannot be abolished without a constitutional amendment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
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“Cleaned (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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