are cleaning
- present progressive of clean.
Example Sentences
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As energy demand rises, renewables-focused funds are cleaning up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
They tend to go on sale at the end of the year, pushed down by others who are cleaning up their portfolios.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Others are cleaning house, drawing elaborate flow charts of the end-of-days logistics and staging outfit try-ons for their ascent.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025
Meanwhile, California residents are cleaning up the aftermath of a storm that brought hurricane-forced winds, flooding and high surf on Monday, killing one man.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
WAYMER—Hundreds of sharpshooters in and around this rural community are cleaning their shotguns as they look forward to Saturday's 63rd annual Pigeon Day.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
