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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He sets the Cat up to fail, threatening to fire him if there’s even one mess, then tempting the Cat with a dangerously devious device, the Go-Backer, to clean up his mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
That means there are about 1,500 properties left for the state to clean up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
More than 1,000 municipal workers will be mobilised in Paris over the weekend to clean up public spaces, the mayor's office said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Within hours of him admitting defeat on Sunday night, the camp was dismantled, and a team of volunteers moved in on Monday morning to clean up the mess.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Don’t you think we should clean up the mud?” she says.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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