cleaned
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past participleof clean.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
cleanadjectivefree from dirt; unsoiled; unstained. -
past tense formof clean.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cleanadjectivefree from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
Example Sentences
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As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
And Bruce Goff’s gleaming Vitrolite kitchen for Libbey-Owens-Ford glass company, shown in Charles Turzak’s rendering, integrated pigmented structural glass counters and cabinets into a polished, easily cleaned whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
A spokesperson for the firm said trains and stations are cleaned "thoroughly" so passengers can "travel safely and with confidence".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I suppose anyone who scratches lions under the chin is entitled to a certain amount of confidence. I better go down to the Shack and get cleaned up before dinner.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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