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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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How dare this newcomer suggest that the towering maple between their properties be trimmed or cut down?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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It should be cooked thoroughly and not raw, trimmed of excess fat, cut into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the dog’s size and free from dog toxins such as garlic, onion or excessive salt.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins improved to 6-0-2 in their past eight after Bryan Rust and Ben Kindel scored 61 seconds apart in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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This month, a gadget for brewing better tea, a love letter to a lost water bottle, and a new-and-improved version of viral pan (yes, that one).—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lee Coleman, an attorney for Moore’s family, said the complaint could be amended once further details become available, and that defendants could be added.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s commentary, and some of his changes to the STB since his return to the Oval Office, have suggested that the board’s regulatory framework could be amended to make for more merger-friendly conditions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To compensate, Goddard administration arranged for food trucks on campus as an alternative option for employees.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The functional centerpiece is a six-story staircase, which leads museumgoers past stone monuments and pharaonic statues arranged in reverse chronological order.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In exposing these cells to forms of stress that damage DNA — such as chemicals that mimic UV exposure — the scientists observed how the cells behaved inside their natural setting.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Without a complete skeleton, researchers couldn’t know what the body looked like or how the hominin behaved in its habitat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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