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  1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanupnoun

    the act of making something clean

    "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

    Synonyms:
    cleanup position, cleanup spot, killing, cleansing, cleanup

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How to use cleaning in a sentence?

  1. Charlie Bubear:

    In the current lockdown, many of us will likely be getting around to all those cleaning and DIY jobs people love to put off, but I doubt anyone would have expected to stumble across a bomb that has been quietly sitting in their roof for over a hundred years.

  2. President Trump on Thursday:

    And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning ... it would be interesting to check that, it sounds interesting to me.

  3. The Burlington fire department:

    The employee was taken to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in serious condition after being exposed to a strong cleaning agent. The man later died at the hospital.

  4. Andy Stone:

    We're guilty of cleaning up our house a bit before we invited company.

  5. Douglas Mena:

    I'm not the only one, there are many of us who have started re-selling goods on the informal market, baking cakes, cleaning houses, anything.


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