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Recent Examples of shipshape Freshly painted wood exteriors, a red door and white trim give the cottage a shipshape appearance. Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2019 Indeed, Helena Bay’s atmosphere is more shipshape than Kiwi-convivial. Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2019 The homestead is once again shipshape and at present houses a resident cook and cook's family. Jamie Hale, OregonLive.com, 20 June 2017 Before heading to the Naval Academy, La Jolla senior Dominick Wallace is looking for a shipshape end to his prep swimming career. Glae Thien, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2017 Spend your time tending to possessions and get everything shipshape. Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017 Embrace nautical decor head-on with shipshape accents. House Beautiful, 8 Jan. 2017 Although the decks show signs of weathering and the engine control room still uses early 1980s technology, the vessel appears surprisingly shipshape. Andrew Lawler, National Geographic, 4 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipshape
Adjective
  • Whether banger or ballad, her tracks make room for characters, settings, twists, a tidy ending, a cliff-hanger.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The interior is charming, too, with low bucket seats, tidy vinyl trim called Vynide, and a flat windshield in the spirit of prewar sports cars.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The standard trim, layer, and fine-tune features are all here, plus elements like automatic captions, text, 4K HDR, and more.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Cut to the ubiquitous trim, tight, cropped pants that have dominated the men’s market for years now.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The traditional ignition on the steering wheel’s left is replaced by a start/stop button — a neat updating of Porsche’s legacy.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The inclusion on one concourse wall of the poem ‘Goodison is forever’ that PJ Smith recited at the old ground’s final act as the home of the men’s team in May is another neat touch.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Shipshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipshape. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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