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as in trimmed
to make neat
a directive for everyone to straighten up their cubicle in preparation for a visit from some corporate VIPs
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightened (up or out)
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Throw in an attempt to help part of Illinois secede and join the Hoosier state and visits from everyone from Tucker Carlson to JD Vance, and 2025 has shaped up to be quite a barn burner.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025 -
If Joe Burrow were playing, this could have shaped up to be a barnburner a la December along the Ohio River.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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By the time the strike began, patrol had trimmed its ask significantly.—
Kylea Henseler,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
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Stocks that dominated portfolios in 2025 are now being trimmed to finance new positions elsewhere.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Better yet, my hair-shedding has greatly improved.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Louisville improved to 6-0 all-time in Coral Gables, and the eight-game winning streak is the Cardinals' longest since a 15-game streak during the 2021-22 season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Eventually, the Strategic Air Command amended the system to include a unique enable code that transmitted to the launch crew from a higher authority.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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And after that, the bills could still be deferred and subsequently amended indefinitely on their final reading since they’re related to zoning.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The goal is to move all the disks to the last pole with them arranged in the same order—but each disk may only be placed on a larger disk, never on a smaller one.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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The following month, Acebedo-Garcia arranged the details for the first shipment — 293 kilos.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At low electron densities, excitons behaved normally.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Straightened (up or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%20or%20out%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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