Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To clean through a scrubbing action; to thoroughly clean up by scrubbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To reduce a budget, especially by removing inefficiencies and redundant spending; to lower spending to the minimum necessary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive, transitive
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verb
To improve the public image or apparent value of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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History
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