as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
sprucely dressed, I set out for my first job interview
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Legacy is what keeps many founders going when the numbers no longer add up neatly.
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
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Onlookers were silent as a human chain of civil defense workers and volunteers carefully extracted the person from within the ruins.
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Neighbors’ outcry The dredge was carefully planned, and will, according to the county, save the county money on sand costs.
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“Sprucely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprucely. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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