housecleaning

[haus-klee-ning] / ˈhaʊsˌkli nɪŋ /

NOUN

dismissal

Synonyms

STRONG

adjournment banishment bounce brush-off deportation deposition discharge dislodgment displacement dispossession dissolution door end eviction exile exorcism expatriation expulsion freedom freeing layoff liberation notice ostracism ouster permission relegation removal suspension

WEAK

cold shoulder congé deposal kiss-off marching orders old heave-ho pink slip

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement construction employment hiring imprisonment incarceration start welcoming

WEAK

acceptance appointment maintainance retention welcome

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While preparing for the country’s planned celebration of its 250th birthday, Trump decided to do a little housecleaning and update the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, vowing to make it better than ever.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

This wasn’t a major housecleaning but more like a culling of online subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

But even after a new album — the band’s 12th — was released in April, concert sales lagged, leading to the cancellations and a housecleaning behind the scenes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

Spending time with such a character inspired Wenders to do a little housecleaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

By the early 1990's I was living in New York and working for a housecleaning company.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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