as in legally
according to the rules or the law
it was a cleanly fought match, so you have no grounds for complaint
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as in sanitary
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Recent Examples of cleanly
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
If the third baseman had fielded the ball cleanly, the Yankees would have escaped the inning with a double play and still led 2-0.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
15 Sep. 2023
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Adverb
Moving components separated cleanly, while articulated sections operated freely without requiring additional post-processing.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
If the third baseman had fielded the ball cleanly, the Yankees would have escaped the inning with a double play and still led 2-0.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Director Jennifer Chang understands clearly and cleanly which moments need specific tones and moods.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
15 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanly
Adverb
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The South China Sea tribunal in 2016 in the Hague has ruled that China cannot legally occupy the shoal.
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Since 1966, companies with 100 or more employees have been legally required to submit annual demographic reports to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to disclose data describing the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their workforce by job category.
Adjective
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Here's what our pros recommend for dusting your bedroom to keep it sanitary and easy to breathe in.
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It is treated similar to sanitary waste.
Adjective
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These conditions had much higher fatality rates in 1776 because Americans had no antibiotics, few vaccines, no understanding of germ theory, no sterile surgical techniques and limited access to hospitals, experts note.
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Officials will begin to release sterile male mosquitoes in Rosemont next week to reduce the spread of Aedes aegypti, a disease-carrying invasive mosquito, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Wednesday.
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Any waste materials were removed regularly to maintain hygienic conditions.
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This inexpensive folding brush with a mirror stays in its own hygienic bag in your carry-on ready to save you from looking like you just came in from a wild night out.
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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Post-split, one Comcast entity will be a pure-play entertainment content company, with NBCUniversal and Sky assets, while the other company will be a leading broadband, cable and wireless provider.
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Linger there for some stargazing beneath a sky totally untainted by light.
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The motion concluded an untainted special counsel was necessary because the issues involved allegations of contempt and misconduct at high levels in the Justice Department.
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The duvet set includes two pillowcases and a duvet cover made from 100 percent cotton that’s pre-washed to ensure softness from night one and designed to mimic the appearance of crisp linen.
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Pre-washed rice has already been rinsed, so washing it again is unnecessary.
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Embrace Both Sides Bridge building entails having a foot in each of two worlds, and a wholesome appreciation of both.
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As the escape-room activity kicks off — the guests have 30 minutes to find Aesha’s crew — the boys find plenty of opportunity to make insinuating jokes about tying up the girls, some (Coop) more wholesome than others (Luke).
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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