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
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Images taken after the crash clearly show the right wing cleanly snapped off the fuselage, while the right landing gear is ripped off the plane.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
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Adverb
The cooking spray helps the paper pull away cleanly from the treats.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Images taken after the crash clearly show the right wing cleanly snapped off the fuselage, while the right landing gear is ripped off the plane.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Other options like the fall apart-tender pork belly taco, topped with sour-sweet tamarind salsa, cleanly acidic gooseberry salsa, and bright serranos round out the thoughtful menu at Guerilla Tacos.
—Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanly
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But some cities and states say cooperating with ICE means crime victims and witnesses who aren’t in the U.S. legally won’t come forward.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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While the average person focuses on paying taxes, the rich focus on legally minimizing them.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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It’s been more than a century since the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which aimed to ensure the sanitary preparation of food.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
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In addition to clothing, food, medical and sanitary supplies, the Progress also has aboard a new Orlan-MKS spacesuit to be used on Russian spacewalks.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Given this political trend, Sanders has made a terrific-looking but sterile movie.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Surrounded by a blank white glare, Amato would open sterile metal tubes to capture the mist.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers claim that introducing microbes from Earth could potentially reinforce the microbial community on the ISS without posing any hygienic risks to astronauts.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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As of January 2025, the Brantford facility has undergone a hygienic restoration and is once again producing griddle products for our customers.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Further research on the toxicity of A. muricata and clinical trials testing the pure compounds are needed to fully elucidate its pharmacological activities and ensure the safety of A. muricata as a potential drug for various diseases.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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There will be an all-electric Ferrari by then, and Ferrari’s strategy of hedging its bets by continuing with hybrid and pure internal-combustion drivetrains alongside its new electric model might look prescient.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lil Petey has an honest heart and carries the untainted perspective of a pure, impressionable small child.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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The supposedly authentic foreign experience is perhaps a sense of life untainted by the influence of global brands.—
Alex C. Park,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most wholesome aspects of Kimes on Married to Medicine is her scenes with her daughter Alaura Kimes.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rather than their wicked vices, most used the meme to show love to their most wholesome pleasures.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2024
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In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
8 Feb. 2024
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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