STRAIGHTENED (UP) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

straightened (up)

verb

past tense of straighten (up)

as in spruced (up)

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Sign-ups influenced by AI tools made up close to four times the share of Stripe's new accounts in 2026 as in January 2025.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Designed to resemble bougainvillea flowers, the basket is made up of 12 branches constructed with a blend of plastic and silk that won’t fade or become damaged when exposed to the elements.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of made up

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Rudi Garcia then arguably drew up the game plan of the tournament, leaving Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku out of his starting XI and still managing to humiliate the hosts.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Other teams on the list James’ agent Rich Paul drew up are the NBA star’s hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of drew up

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The Lennox-Inglewood Tenants Union organized protests before and during the construction of SoFi.

— Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
In September 2025, Dawson’s Creek costar Michelle Williams organized a one-night only special cast reading of the show’s pilot.

— Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026

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Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The hope is that the rookies will steadily improve, stay healthy, and master the roles they’re all being groomed for.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of groomed

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Most fans had taken care of their trash throughout the match, either putting it in the blue bag or already having disposed of it.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Other food items were also held past their seven-day date marking, which were then disposed of.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

Definition of disposed

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Non-compliance with the law is now classified as a Class C felony.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Genetic testing tied Behne's infection to the broader outbreak, according to the lawsuit, and the Minnesota Department of Health classified her case as outbreak-associated on July 1.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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