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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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"We put three feet of artificial snow in the stalls. The venue charged me £12,000 to clean it up!"

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

He told the press that he was dead serious about this numerous times, as his staff scrambled to try to clean it up for him.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

The group said it elevated the river on the list, right behind the first-ranked Mississippi River, 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. 16, 2025

The local residents can't clean it up fast enough.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Danny looked at the mess the jackalope had made on the tray and began to clean it up.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

clean it up

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