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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightened (out)
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In subsequent phases, the ICRC smoothed returns of the deceased, including 27 of 28 hostages and 360 Palestinians.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Winston Churchill’s memoirs smoothed these memories over, and this still misleads us.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The documents that Dooley was now handling were barely yellowed, their edges lightly frayed, the oak gall ink ranging from brown to black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The rapper said he is committed and dedicated to repairing relationships frayed by his alleged manic episodes.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Straightened (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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