4
clean up(verb, expression, cut, remove, suppress)
4
eliminate(verb, obliterate)
4
refine(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
4
sanitize(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
4
screen(verb, cut, show, examine, include)
3
blue-pencil(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
3
clear(clean, cleanness, rinse)
3
dust(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
3
edulcorate(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
3
elutriate(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
3
launder(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
3
lustrate(verb, cut, clean, rinse, censor)
3
omit(verb, obliterate)
3
remove(verb, cut, shorten, edit)
3
strike(verb, obliterate)
3
strike out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, remove)
3
wipe(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
2
absterge(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
2
bathe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
2
bleach(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
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