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adverb

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Recent Examples of straight
Adjective
Nvidia last week rallied for five straight days and hit a fresh record, putting its monthly gain at roughly 16% and quarter-to-date gain at about 44.5%. Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 June 2025 Ketel Marte homered for the second straight game and Eugenio Suarez had two hits and an RBI for the D-backs, who have lost four in a row. Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Adverb
Keeping your knees straight and your toes pointed, kick both legs up and down in an alternating fashion. Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025 This is a preview of The 1600—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for straight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight
Adjective
  • Rethink The Funnel: Trust The Educated Buyer Traditional sales funnels are linear.
    Leonard Cercone, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In addition to interviews with a slew of famous celebrities, from Lucille Ball and Gilda Radner to Mel Brooks and Muhammad Ali, several of the episodes being added will also include their original musical performances — a rarity with classic talk and variety shows on streaming or even linear TV.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Jamie Lee Curtis got honest about her cosmetic procedures in the hopes of dissuading women from making the same mistake.
    Maria Yagoda, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Maybe the most important feature of actual freedom is the ability to make honest and fair criticism of your country, something which feels more and more taboo.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • As Electrek points out, the E-VO isn't a pure Honda product.
    Utkarsh Sood June 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
  • Add in the pure creativity and skill of Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat (legit competitors in their own rights, albeit in smaller bodies), and the two-way play of Dylan Larkin and Nate Danielson, and the future forward lineup starts to look pretty balanced.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • While Trump was weighing the decision to strike Iran's nuclear sites, Vance came to the president's defense after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base were outspoken against the U.S. getting involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 5 July 2025
  • Most outspoken were the parents of Kaylee Goncalves, who worked this week to inspire supporters to call the judge, the U.S. Department of Justice and Gov. Brad Little’s office to force Kohberger’s capital murder trial to proceed, in pursuit of a possible death sentence.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The military action was retaliatory, a direct response to the U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 June 2025
  • For peaches that are still ripening, keep them at room temperature in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • My mother spoke of my grandmother’s sober beauty, plain and simple but nevertheless an inspiration to my grandfather.
    Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • In order to get and keep patients that could bill the state's Medicaid system, the owners allegedly paid kickbacks and bribes to the owners of sober homes.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Throw in the 2022 season, in which the Sox were picked by some to win the World Series but finished 81-81 under managers Tony La Russa and Miguel Cairo, and that’s four consecutive years of nonstop misery.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adverb
  • Just like learning a new language—you’ve got to get phonics right first, not just vocabulary.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 6 July 2025
  • North was right behind her with four goals and two assists, while having the highlight of Friday night with a between-the-legs goal while her back was to the goalie just outside the crease.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025

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“Straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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