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as in uncomplicated
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as in flourishing
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Recent Examples of clean-cut
Scheffler, who has cultivated a clean-cut, focused image on the PGA Tour, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The description calls for folks who are clean-cut and are office types.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
While native plants may not look as clean-cut as turf grass, growing native plants on residential lawns is better for local wildlife, Vargo said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The description calls for folks who are clean-cut and are office types.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
While native plants may not look as clean-cut as turf grass, growing native plants on residential lawns is better for local wildlife, Vargo said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clean-cut
Adjective
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The surprise return of Hollis’s childhood sweetheart, played by Timothy Olyphant, is also not uncomplicated.—
Alessandra Codinha,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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Though outwardly still the same elegant, uncomplicated maison by the sea, things had actually changed beyond recognition.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Before, scientists thought bilaterians primarily arose during the Cambrian period and were rare—certainly not diverse and flourishing—in the Ediacaran.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Free settlement and separation from New South Wales Allan Cunningham’s exploration of the Darling Downs pointed the way toward more flourishing settlement, which had already begun overland from the south from 1840 after the penal colony had been abolished.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Get into a routine of deadheading fading flowers regularly to keep the garden tidy and encourage more blooms from flowers like dahlias, marigolds, coneflowers, and roses.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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The garden is a tidy collection of rectangular plots tended by co-team leads Elaine Davis and Jessica Asimus and three Colorado master gardeners.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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In the luteal phase, progesterone is considered catabolic and may impair muscle contractions during vigorous activity.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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However, that distinction isn’t so clear-cut.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
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Here, there is only one certainty — the evil of the Empire — but beyond that, things aren’t as clear-cut.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Downtown Dorado has every shop and service vital to a thriving community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Soon, a thriving gray market emerged, with BPC-157 as one of its stars.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The actor, 39, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of simple battery in a Louisiana criminal court Wednesday, June 3, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At the time, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed its officers charged LaBeouf with two counts of simple battery for allegedly assaulting two men near a bar in the French Quarter.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Food and drink The lobby lounge always seems to have a coffee and cocktail menu at hand, and that’s why the area stays lively from morning to night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Also enjoy tours of the Nectar Garden, lively puppet shows, special presentations about pollinators, family-friendly nature crafts and live music.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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“Clean-cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean-cut. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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