cleaned 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cleanednext
as in spotless

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cleaned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of clean
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned
  1. spotless
  2. removed
  3. cleanly
  4. organized
  5. hygienic
  6. washed
  7. stainless
  8. clean
Adjective
  • But Duggan's tenure as mayor has not been spotless.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Some basic housekeeping chores for keeping those scores spotless include: Obtain a D-U-N-S Number.
    Levi King, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of spotless
Verb
  • This will be removed after the tournament for the beginning of the new club season in Switzerland.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Underhill has been removed from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Adjective
  • One major problem is that these delegations are seldom made cleanly.
    Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
  • 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
Definition of cleanly
Adjective
  • This combination meant that American workers became part of an organized, politically coherent working class majority.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The result improved on the efficiency of previous packings, while making use of a novel approach: Rather than packing spheres in a nice, organized way, as Viazovska had done, the mathematicians used graph theory to pack spheres in a very disorderly fashion.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of organized
Adjective
  • That meant that grooming, as a hygienic behavior, gradually started to lose its relevance and our bouts of grooming started getting shorter.
    ByPhie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In the post-pandemic scenario, using QR codes for payment has become a norm due to quick transactions, ease of use and a hygienic approach to payment.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of hygienic
Verb
  • Groomed, shiny, and slightly washed in color.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The interior lining can be easily removed and washed between trips, too.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of washed
Adjective
  • An adjacent galley-style kitchen is outfitted with stone countertops, stainless appliances, and an integrated peninsula with chairs for enjoying casual meals.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The 2006 house features an open kitchen with pale wood cabinets and stainless appliances, a dining nook, a bright living room with big windows, an en suite primary bedroom, and a laundry room.
    The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of stainless
Adjective
  • Instead, use a clean Q-tip to gently wipe away any excess spray.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Under the auspices of the Sustainable Marblehead Beach Cleaning team, led by Pam Roberts, groups of volunteers clean at least one beach in Marblehead each week, year-round.
    Bette Keva, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
Definition of clean
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