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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightened (up)
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This year, Wever, Alexander and Christie made up three of Severance’s many nominations, which garnered 27 across the series.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road, a line of about 30 people formed outside Abel Mortuary Funeral Services, made up of those closest to 16-year-old Montoya before he was killed in late August.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But after Harrell totaled 54 of his 140 passing yards on the drive, offensive coordinator Todd Fitch drew up consecutive handoffs in the redzone, stalling the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell said Epstein restructured Johnson's finances, handled her investments and even drew up the contracts for members of her staff.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The teenaged daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accompanied him on his visit to China this week, her first international diplomatic outing that will reinforce speculation she is being groomed as the next leader of the Kim dynasty.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Products should be disposed of or returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though the figures are disposed differently than in Botticelli’s painting, the motif is similar, showing Mary holding an open pomegranate in one hand while propping up the baby Jesus with the other.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Where cancellation fees were once treated largely as compensation outside the scope of VAT, the Court has increasingly classified them as consideration for services and therefore taxable.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Straightened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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