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cleanly

[klen-lee, kleen-lee] / ˈklɛn li, ˈklin li /
ADVERB
neat
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Index funds should enable investors to capture that return cleanly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Each slice cuts cleanly, like something that has been thought through.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

The partially toothless Jack Hughes, left alone on the left wing, beat Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington cleanly 1:41 into the extra period to set off a wild celebration for the Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The move requires a skater to launch themselves into a jump, spin four and a half times in the air, and cleanly land backwards.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, he drops, cleanly, six inches into the street.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides