cleaned (up)

verb

Definition of cleaned (up)next
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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  1. censored
  2. eradicated
  3. shortened
  4. erased
  5. abolished
  6. arranged
  7. destroyed
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  • Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The order banned all political activity and censored the news media, and troops were deployed to the legislature in Seoul, the South Korean capital.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • The booking was worthwhile to remove any possibility of parity being eradicated.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Take Measles, for example, which was declared eradicated by the US in 2000.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Costco is open on Christmas Eve, but its hours will be shortened.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tail docking is a procedure where a dog's tail is shortened and is considered a preventive measure to reduce injuries, according to an article on the website Rover.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • This team looked great through Week 15, but then quarterback Jalen Hurts got knocked out of Sunday’s game with a concussion and the Commanders erased a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Arizona erased Santa Claus from the official state map in 1991, and the Christmas Tree Inn closed two years later.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Currently, 27 states still use the death penalty, while 23 states have abolished it and five states are holding executions based on gubernatorial action, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The death penalty was abolished in New York state, but the federal charges could bring a death sentence if Mangione is convicted.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Over three decades ago, the first hiking days were arranged at Blue Hills Reservation in 1992, a state park in Milton, Mass, as part of an initiative promoting healthy lifestyles.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Transfers can be arranged through the resort.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Israel responded with a devastating campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that have killed more than 45,000 people, destroyed much of the enclave and displaced nearly two million.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Daley wasn’t interested, knowing that in certain white neighborhoods, those signs would be defaced or destroyed.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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cleaned (up)

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