as in trimming
to make neat
neatened the living room in anticipation of company
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Recent Examples of neatening
If your shrub is mostly dead at the bottom, try shaping it into an attractive tree form by removing lower limbs and neatening the top.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.
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Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.
—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatening
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
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Shoppers appreciate the inner pockets for organizing small essentials, along with the top zipper that keeps everything nice and secure.
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The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.
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Groff, who worked for Epstein for nearly two decades, was a central point-person in arranging the bookings with Amex, documents released by the Justice Department earlier this year indicated.
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The libraries that spent two years arguing that AI companies could not take their work without paying are now arranging to be paid for appearing inside the products built on top of them.
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“Neatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatening. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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