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be cleaned out

VERB
fail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break close drop end finish
STRONG
crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate
WEAK
be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue start
WEAK
accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win
VERB
run out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken
WEAK
be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay
WEAK
get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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“When is that going to be cleaned out? There’s a lot of questions and very little answers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

I tell them that if it gets washed into the underground springs when the drills break it up, it can’t be cleaned out.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017

But before that happens, the inside of the building needs to be cleaned out.

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2017

Before prospective buyers could be allowed inside, though, the place had to be cleaned out.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs