The kitchen gleamed with cleanliness.

Meaning: The room where food is prepared and cooked was very clean and shiny.

Choice of Words: Kitchen is a room or area where food is prepared and cooked, gleamed means shone brightly, and cleanliness refers to the state of being clean.

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The kitchen sparkled like a new penny.

Meaning: This means that the kitchen was very clean and tidy, so clean that it almost looked like it was sparkling like a new penny.

Choice of Words: Sparkle means to shine or glitter. Penny is a type of coin that is usually made of copper and is shiny. When you put them together, "The kitchen sparkled like a new penny" means that the kitchen was very clean and shiny.

The kitchen was spotless.

Meaning: This means that the kitchen was very clean and tidy, with no dirt or stains anywhere.

Choice of Words: Spotless means without any spots or dirt. When you say "The kitchen was spotless," you mean that the kitchen was very clean.

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