as in to trim
to make neat
neatened the living room in anticipation of company
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Recent Examples of neaten
Deadheading can not only neaten your garden, but also encourage a new round of blooms.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.
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Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
To neaten up the drawer, use clear or white plastic magazine or file holders nestled side by side to hold boxes and packages of frozen foods.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
Fringes usually require neatening up every two to three weeks, and helpfully, many hairdressers offer free fringe trims in between salon visits.
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Jacqueline Kilikita,
refinery29.com,
31 May 2024
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.
—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
To neaten up the drawer, use clear or white plastic magazine or file holders nestled side by side to hold boxes and packages of frozen foods.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
Fringes usually require neatening up every two to three weeks, and helpfully, many hairdressers offer free fringe trims in between salon visits.
—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
refinery29.com,
31 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neaten
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This 30-piece Bosch router bit set is a top choice for woodworkers, trim work, edge profiles, and cabinet projects.
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Weed the edges around the sidewalk regularly and trim shrubs and grass that hang over the sidewalk because their shade can promote mold and moss growth.
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Their fix is to let the same model that does the reasoning also curate the knowledge, stored as human-readable notes and organized hierarchically with provenance and a lifecycle so stale plays decay rather than calcify.
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Where previous generations of artists organized themselves into schools, collectives, and cooperatives, their future counterparts will work alone or, if together, then polyphonously, their different voices kept distinctly identifiable, like family members at a Thanksgiving dinner discussion.
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Agents also intercepted calls between the two discussing drug and firearm trafficking, during which Rodriguez arranged for deliveries to be made to his home.
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Accordingly, the house is raised 14 feet above the ground, with rooms arranged primarily on one level.
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“Neaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neaten. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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