CLEAN (OUT) Synonyms: 12 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

clean (out)

verb

Definition of clean (out)

as in to defraud

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The committee's work is separate from criminal investigations in which seven people and two companies, Will Power and Prestige, were charged with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the fire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
The Republican Party of Florida recently filed a lawsuit on his behalf, trying to stop Democratic TV ads that mentioned the grand jury report, which portrayed Uthmeier at the center of the scheme to defraud taxpayers for political purposes.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 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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