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clean up on

VERB

rout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat chase clobber conquer crush destroy expel finish kill overpower repulse subdue trounce vanquish whip wipe out

STRONG

bash bulldoze bury cream discomfit dispel hunt lambaste larrup murder outmaneuver overthrow scatter scuttle skunk subjugate swamp torpedo total wallop wax worst zap

WEAK

blow out of water cut to pieces drive off put to flight shut out wipe off map

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear begin build create fail forfeit initiate lose release retreat start surrender yield

STRONG

collect gather

WEAK

win

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There’s a lot for Miami to clean up on the field, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

When Capitol Hill staffers were busy trying to clean up on Jan. 7, 2001, people in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office suddenly started answering an unusual set of phone calls.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2022

With much to clean up on both sides of the ball, first-year coach Maurice Linguist was encouraged in how the Bulls trailed only 14-3 entering the fourth quarter before Nebraska capitalized on Buffalo’s mistakes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Aegon is nudging ArcelorMittal to clean up on behalf of a group of large investors called Climate Action 100+, and its representatives are hopeful that Mr. Mittal may accelerate change.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Must expect us to clean up on some fleet.

From Invaders from the Infinite by Campbell, John Wood

clean up on

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