clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
are cleaning
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present progressiveof clean.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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
California and Nevada are cleaning up on Tuesday after parts of each states saw historic amounts of rain from Storm Hilary, which caused widespread flooding along with mudflows, downed powerlines and trapped cars.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
Nana’s cell phone rings at 6:42, as we are cleaning up from dinner.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
