clean up
- accumulate v.
- amass v.
- brush up v.
- censor v.
- clear v.
- consummate v.
- correct v.
- delete v.
- earn v.
- expurgate v.
- get v.
- hit the jackpot v.
- lave v.
- legalize v.
- legitimatize v.
- legitimize v.
- line one's pockets v.
- make v.
- net v.
- profit v.
- rake v.
- rectify v.
- reform v.
- refurbish v.
- remedy v.
- return v.
- revise v.
- right v.
- settle v.
- shake up v.
- simplify v.
- void v.
- wash v.
- wind up v.
Example Sentences
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And he wrote this week about the man who had to clean up the mess left by Kiffin and take over as head coach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
There was a small kitchen, with a sign taped to the fridge: “Please clean up after yourself no maid service here!!!”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fire officials said they’re working with the airport to clean up the jet fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The project is part of a 10-year plan to clean up some of London's rivers and waterways, announced by Sir Sadiq Khan in July.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“We’re volunteering with some of my students to help clean up the highway adopted by the college,” she says.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
