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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Last week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a nationwide crackdown on waste crime and plans to clean up three more of the largest illegal tips in England.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
Last week, Lineage said it expects to spend $80 million to $100 million to clean up the Boyle Heights site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Increasingly, according to more than a dozen current and former StubHub employees interviewed by the Journal, the company’s customer-support operations don’t have enough resources to clean up the fallout when something goes wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
As she passes by, she warns us, “Be sure you clean underneath there. Don’t leave food on the floor for the janitors. It’s not their job to clean up after clubs.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
