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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned (out)
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Tanyika Rickard, a community manager with Chase Bank in Philadelphia, who works directly with customers who have been targeted or defrauded, said scammers often spend months building trust before ever bringing up money.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Jacobus also defrauded members of his own family.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The potential benefits would go to education, in particular, as well as to health care, child care and a slew of other state services that Democrats say have been shortchanged by a system that has been largely untouched for nearly 20 years.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Still, breakfast shifts are often underestimated and shouldn't be shortchanged, Sheik added.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
12 Jan. 2026
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The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cleaned (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaned%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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