diff --git a/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/sync/61696.md b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/sync/61696.md
index 333e19a324..5223447eed 100644
--- a/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/sync/61696.md
+++ b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/sync/61696.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-The [`(*sync.Map) Clear()`](//sync#Map.Clear) method deletes 
-all the entries, resulting in an empty
+The [`(*sync.Map) Clear()`](//sync#Map.Clear) method deletes
+all the entries, resulting in an "empty map".
 ([#61696](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/61696)).
 It is analogous to `clear`.
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