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clean up

verb as in clear

verb as in hit the jackpot

verb as in make

verb as in net

verb as in return

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In the weeks following the storm, Rand and other private citizens mobilized teams of residents whose neighborhoods had been destroyed to clean up debris, remove fallen trees and rebuild shattered homes.

Monaco said she often cleans up the debris left behind from the day before, and showed a reporter photos of rubber bullets, empty tear gas casements and spent pepper balls that she’d cleaned up.

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Coach Aaron Glenn, a former defensive back with the franchise, vowed to clean up the team’s play when he was hired after last season.

The IMF chief said China should spend more on cleaning up its property sector and providing a backstop for households, and “much less” on subsidizing its factories.

Nasdaq has promised to clean up its act and on Sept. 3 asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to tighten its listing standards, especially for small Chinese stocks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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