clean (out)

verb

Definition of clean (out)next
as in to defraud

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  1. defraud
  2. shortchange
Verb
  • Only Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded 40,000 investors, comes close in terms of attention.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Vereb, 72, appeared at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, submitting a guilty plea after being accused of defrauding thousands of pet owners over several years while operating funeral homes in Hazelwood and Harrison Township.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of defraud
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  • The sixth season has been able to have its cake and eat it, too, ramping up the action without shortchanging viewers on spy craft and intrigue.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Patterson says the current school funding formula shortchanges suburban districts.
    — Jack Harvel October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortchange
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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