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clean it up

VERB

simplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

STRONG

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

WEAK

boil down break down break it down clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

WEAK

complicate make difficult

Example Sentences

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Ms Higgins started getting messages about the markings, and alongside councillor Fiona Cross, gathered a group of residents to clean it up.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

The group said it elevated the river on the list to bring greater attention to the waterway’s chronic pollution problems and the lack of action to clean it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

As for the plastics being everywhere in the environment, scientists hope to one day clean it up so that other ecosystems do not suffer because of humanity’s pollution.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

"The brain becomes like a teenager's bedroom, accumulating trash, and when you don't clean it up, it becomes uninhabitable."

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

“Okay, okay, it’s okay. I’ll clean it up, don’t worry,” Isa said, pulling Jessie into a hug.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

clean it up

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