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clean-cut

[kleen-kuht] / ˈklinˈkʌt /


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Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

With his Buzz Lightyear-like square jaw and clean cut appearance, he comes across as the archetypical heroic astronaut.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Those who know Pena described him to Reuters as "clean cut," "decent" and with "good ideas."

From Reuters • May 1, 2023

He was in his fifties, lean, clean cut.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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