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be cleaned out

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break close drop end finish

STRONG

crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate

WEAK

be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue start

WEAK

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

VERB

run out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken

WEAK

be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay

WEAK

get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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“It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022

“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

But before that happens, the inside of the building needs to be cleaned out.

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2017

Although there are 101 above-ground concrete vaults available for burials, he said many of them had been overtaken by mold and moisture and needed to be cleaned out.

From US News • May 21, 2015

Every few seconds, the razor would either get jammed with hair and need to be cleaned out or catch a chunk of hair and rip it out of my scalp.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

be cleaned out

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