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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
keep the kitchen neat so the cook doesn't have to work around piles of dirty dishes
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2
as in pure
free from added matter
I like my soda neat, so skip the ice cubes
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
that new skateboard park is neat
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as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
regime change is rarely a neat process, particularly in a country where a coup d'état is more likely to occur than an election
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Recent Examples of neat
When temperatures drop and the first freeze happens, cut back dead stems and foliage above the mulch layer for a neat appearance in the winter garden.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
In her deep mourning dress (neat as a Quaker’s), with her beautiful hair, smooth and brown, her fine eyes, and her sensible face indicating a habit of self-control.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
In the misty central highlands, tea plantations ripple across undulating hillsides in neat green rows, as cool mist drifts through eucalyptus groves and over winding railway tracks that curve like silver ribbons.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
In her deep mourning dress (neat as a Quaker’s), with her beautiful hair, smooth and brown, her fine eyes, and her sensible face indicating a habit of self-control.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
In the misty central highlands, tea plantations ripple across undulating hillsides in neat green rows, as cool mist drifts through eucalyptus groves and over winding railway tracks that curve like silver ribbons.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neat
Adjective
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The unconventional choice hints at the director’s disinterest in a tidy search-and-rescue, and the relief that comes with it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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This one puts a twist on the traditional roll-up style and instead folds into a tidy, stackable rectangle when not in use.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
14 Aug. 2025
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The shot was clean with a bold recovery, just like a pure Mickelson moment.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Adeleye was outclassed from a pure boxing standpoint, but his heart was on display.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Caring, smart and fun with a wonderful calming Zen demeanor.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Preserving history is wonderful, but so is safety. — Mary Ellen Stepowany, Baltimore Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These returns are only possible when AI has access to clean, organized and high-quality data.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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There are other signs of the children, who range in age from 8 to 14, but the common spaces are well organized and tidy, with the smallest hint of mess being a line of shoes at the front door.—
Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t forget that there’s more to the Core Collection than the two new styles and three fresh colorways.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
12 Aug. 2025
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Edelstein will direct the fresh take, which was commissioned by the Globe and adapted by veteran playwright and screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson, whose long list of feature film credits includes Secretary, Men, Women & Children, The Girl on the Train, Chloe and Snow White.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And its large, thin leaves do provide excellent material to us as mulch or in a compost pile.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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From there, Young tossed an accurate ball to Sanders for a would-be first down and it was dropped by the second-year tight end, who has put together an otherwise excellent camp.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Responding to the shah’s paranoia about Americans wanting to undermine him, the U.S. simply stopped tracking systematic opposition to his rule.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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This is thanks to systematic work under EU rules which has steadily improved the health of our waters.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Dončić appears on a new cover of Men’s Health magazine, looking trim.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Several precious feet of space in the restaurant’s trim open kitchen are dedicated to a volcanically hot charcoal grill, to properly impart the smoke and char that give the sweetness of so many dishes a dimensional, toffee-like edge.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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“Neat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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