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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“By Any Means” suggests it takes a dirty man to clean up a historically and culturally entrenched mess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In Pannu's view the law is not emissions regulation at all but closer to the 1980 law that created so-called "Superfund" sites -- highly polluted locations requiring long-term clean up.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
During Dick’s earnings call on Tuesday, Chief Financial Officer Navdeep Gupta said the company was expecting to book pretax charges of up to $750 million to clean up Foot Locker.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
London's Ulez was first introduced in 2019 by Mayor Sadiq Khan in a bid to "clean up London's air".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In class, Mrs. Fisher makes sure we clean up our area and get the room looking decent.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
