STRAIGHTENED (UP) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

straightened (up)

verb

past tense of straighten (up)

as in spruced (up)

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Rooms Since its 2023 renovation, the hotel’s capacity decreased from 104 rooms to just 80, made up of 44 rooms and 36 suites, all of which have gained a generous amount of space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
It’s made up of tens of billions of neurons, each of which can form connections to its neighbors.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of made up

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Gajdusek eventually drew up a list of eight students, and then decided on the youngest child, a twelve-year-old boy.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of drew up

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The building changed ownership in 2018, and Abascal was offered the opportunity to buy the apartment but could not afford it, according to the Madrid Tenants’ Union, which organized Saturday’s protest.

— Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Varga’s battle with cancer became public in April, and the band organized a blood drive and fundraiser in his honor.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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The girl reported to the hotline that she was possibly being groomed by her seventh- and eighth-grade PE teacher at Global Academy of Phoenix Middle School near 39th and Maryland avenues, according to documents.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2026
When Edwards left in 2022, there was a ringing endorsement for the man who had been groomed as his successor.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of groomed

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Like law enforcement agents everywhere, they’re disposed to bickering about jurisdiction or pumping each other for off-limits information.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Centrist Democrats are not socialists, not revolutionaries, and not disposed to blame Zionist conspiracies for every trouble in American life, including police brutality and urban gentrification.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disposed

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Journalists are protected under international law CPJ said obituaries for Hamas and other militants released after the October 2025 ceasefire deal identified fighters who the rights group had previously classified as journalists.

— Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Seventeen state positions classified as government operations consultants and 11 more as management consultants followed, most from the same field offices.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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