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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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Since then her long layers have been trimmed up to her chin.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2026
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Embellished satin tops were paired with low-slung, baggy jeans trimmed with colorful feathers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins improved to 20-10 overall and 12-7 in the Big Ten with one regular season game remaining, Saturday at crosstown rival USC.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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More than 80% of respondents said their household situation has not improved in early 2026 compared with last year.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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The gathering is a part of a car caravan heading from Tropical Park to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity (also known as La Ermita de la Caridad), organized by the Cuban Anti-Communist Foundation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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On curved surfaces, parallel trajectories intersect—liberation movements that appear separate on maps organized around Euroamerican centers were always convergent in Afro-Asian circuits.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Senate Bill 4 was also amended to remove a number of House amendments including economic development reporting, tax credit reviews and public library budgets.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the end, the board members adopted the regulation with the insurer exemption but amended their resolution directing the staff to work with the Department of Insurance and revisit the insurance exemption and consider future rules if existing disclosure requirements are found to be insufficient.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Building an ultrathin nickelate with atomic precision The team focused on a compound called La₃Ni₂O₇, a nickelate made of nickel and oxygen atoms arranged in layered structures.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Standard rooms are large by New York City standards, and smartly arranged for maximum floor space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Amorphous yet crystal strong The result was a configuration that remained completely disordered but behaved mechanically like a crystal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Crossroads officials say a church member told them in 2024 that Pastor Brian Tome behaved inappropriately during an encounter in his office in 2015.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Mar. 2026
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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 9 Mar. 2026.
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