as in wet blanket
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Thirty-year-old Julio (Estrada), a straight arrow who works at a nonprofit for former gang members, still lives with his mom (Laura Patalano) and grandma (Julia Vera) in the South Central L.A. home where he was raised.
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Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Yoon-tak is a straight arrow kind of kid.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Cooke, who drives a red sports car, smokes cigarettes and carries a flask in his jacket, stands in obvious temperamental contrast to Malcolm, who is both the straight arrow and the nerd of the group, offering them vanilla ice cream and showing off his new Rolleiflex camera.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Photos from his high school yearbooks depict a bespectacled straight arrow with a mission-control haircut and a fondness for cardigans and chinos.
—Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
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Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Yoon-tak is a straight arrow kind of kid.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Cooke, who drives a red sports car, smokes cigarettes and carries a flask in his jacket, stands in obvious temperamental contrast to Malcolm, who is both the straight arrow and the nerd of the group, offering them vanilla ice cream and showing off his new Rolleiflex camera.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Photos from his high school yearbooks depict a bespectacled straight arrow with a mission-control haircut and a fondness for cardigans and chinos.
—Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight arrow
Noun
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But renewables is a dirty word under the Trump administration, which has placed a wet blanket over renewable energy projects across the country.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Baumgartner’s torch—or wet blanket—was quickly picked up by another fellow Washingtonian, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, who during a Knight Commission panel discussion Thursday voiced concerns that direct PE deals could imperil the nonprofit, tax-exempt purpose of American universities.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the prudes among us might need hand fans.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Give the Original ‘Twister’ a Spin Barbara Peeters is no prude.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 July 2024
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“Straight arrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight%20arrow. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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