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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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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 -
The race had shaped up as one of the best of the 35 runnings of the Pacific Classic after Repole and Pletcher decided to ship Fierceness out from New York and lead owner Aron Wellman and trainer McCarthy opted to keep Journalism in California.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged 15% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Walmart has trimmed the price of its annual Thanksgiving meal deal to less than $4 per person, down from less than $7 per person in 2024.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fingers crossed that the new-and-improved movie theater will A) actually exist and B) have an ICEE machine.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Japan was up 2 percent to 474 million euros against exceptional high tourism in 2024, particularly in the first half, and the region improved in the third quarter, driven by both solid local and increased tourist demand.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By the afternoon of October 13, Coranez organized another trip to bring Maymay home, nearly 100 kilometers away from the clinic.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 30, hosted the event, which was organized on behalf of his foundation.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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 28 Oct. 2025.
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