as in legally
according to the rules or the law
it was a cleanly fought match, so you have no grounds for complaint
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as in sanitary
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Recent Examples of cleanly
Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
It can also be burned cleanly if managed correctly.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
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Adverb
In short, the Trump administration’s populist and anti-intellectual worldview does not map cleanly onto the liberal-conservative ideological divide in the U.S.
—Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
It can also be burned cleanly if managed correctly.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Other options like the fall apart-tender pork belly taco, topped with sour-sweet tamarind salsa, cleanly acidic gooseberry salsa, and bright serranos round out the thoughtful menu at Guerilla Tacos.
—Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanly
Adverb
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Losing your bet with the wrong person could cost you more than bragging rights While many Americans are expected to bet legally, scammers are also expected to cash in on Super Bowl wagers.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Its application would mark a significant defeat for tech companies in their decadeslong battle to avoid being wielded as government tools against their users, the people said, speaking under the condition of anonymity to discuss legally and politically sensitive issues.—
Joseph Menn The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, city crews began work on a massive sanitary sewer project along Orange Avenue from Ivanhoe Boulevard to Alden Road.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The visual clash of serene pastoral meeting sterile corporate is remarkable.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Here, the sterile, ice-laden landscape is unforgiving and one mistake can cost you your life.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Dip nails cannot be filled either because the dip formula was designed to be fully removed between applications for the most hygienic experience.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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As of January 2025, the Brantford facility has undergone a hygienic restoration and is once again producing griddle products for our customers.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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His reaction, though, was one of pure, undiluted rage.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Selling pure copies of music feels like a Herculean task nowadays, but Travis Scott has cracked several codes.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lil Petey has an honest heart and carries the untainted perspective of a pure, impressionable small child.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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The supposedly authentic foreign experience is perhaps a sense of life untainted by the influence of global brands.—
Alex C. Park,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their wholesome tradition was violently disrupted when a medevac jet crashed in a northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on January 31, showering flames and debris on homes and vehicles traveling on the street, including the Howard family’s truck.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Ted Danson proves the value of vintage, bringing an easy, intoxicating charm to Michael Schur’s delightful caper – a wholesome whodunit both light-hearted and life-affirming.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2024
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In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
8 Feb. 2024
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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