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Recent Examples of neatly
The star winger held off a defender before bringing a long pass down neatly with her first touch, and then turning to play a pass to Zaneratto in on goal.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite being less tightly curated and neatly packaged as the first game, Hades II is an absolute masterstroke.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Often, it's committed by people who don't have coherent ideologies that map neatly to the left or the right side of the political spectrum.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
All three dishes nest together neatly for easy storage in your cabinet once dinner is done.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The water-resistant fabric protects the rest of your carry-on from spills, and the slim, structured design tucks neatly into your bag without wasting precious space.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Lockwood, for one, refuses to sum her story up neatly.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
Traditional prep was about rules—blazers, pleated skirts, sweaters knotted neatly around the shoulders.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Instead, dedicate it as your spice rack and organize it by lining the jars neatly on the shelves alphabetically.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite being less tightly curated and neatly packaged as the first game, Hades II is an absolute masterstroke.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Often, it's committed by people who don't have coherent ideologies that map neatly to the left or the right side of the political spectrum.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
All three dishes nest together neatly for easy storage in your cabinet once dinner is done.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The water-resistant fabric protects the rest of your carry-on from spills, and the slim, structured design tucks neatly into your bag without wasting precious space.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Lockwood, for one, refuses to sum her story up neatly.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
Traditional prep was about rules—blazers, pleated skirts, sweaters knotted neatly around the shoulders.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Instead, dedicate it as your spice rack and organize it by lining the jars neatly on the shelves alphabetically.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatly
Adverb
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The setup, at least, is tidily comic.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The women, tidily dressed with cropped, graying hair, approached the armed officers conducting baggage checks in Argentina’s international airport.—
Haley Cohen Gilliland,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This context and backdrop adorns the film with considerable energy, various colorful personalities and smartly edited archival news footage that deepens our understanding of the perilous stakes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Atsu does have a few training montages that smartly leverage difficulty.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kipling and their unknown—but similarly, sharply dressed—third followed in Priestly’s slipstream, as other guests digested the full splendor of her arrival.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
27 Sep. 2025
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Her performance in the office has earned her the endorsement of both Stone and local unions — who often sharply disagreed.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sucker Punch crafted the world and narrative so that one flows elegantly into the other.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a filing cabinet that will elegantly blend in with your other office furniture.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Neatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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