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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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Wells Fargo trimmed its price targets on paint and coating companies Sherwin-Williams ($395 from $400) and PPG ($132 from $135) but kept its buy ratings on both stocks.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ottawa trimmed its active roster to 21 players, two below the maximum of 23, ahead of Monday’s league-wide deadline.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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For example, as OpenAI’s models improved, the percentage of their task outputs that were as good as or better than humans’ outputs more than tripled.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Templates for checklists and planners keep you organized fast.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The low pressure area forecasters are tracking was located a little more than 1,000 miles east of the Windward Islands, the hurricane center said in the advisory, with showers and thunderstorms gradually becoming better organized.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Constitution was amended in 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and again in 1992.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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The mandate of the Provisional Electoral Council also was amended to remove the need for the agency to organize a referendum to vote on a new constitution.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Grizzlies already have a full roster of 15 players signed for next season, plus two first-round picks coming in, but 10 of those 15 are either expiring contracts or easily could be arranged to be so.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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As a consequence, manuscripts from the Cotton collection have shelf marks such as Julius D X or Tiberius D III, and lists of such manuscripts are not arranged alphabetically but follow the sequence of Roman emperors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those include claims that the prosecutor who secured the charges wasn't legitimately appointed, that the prosecution is selective and vindictive, that the grand jury process was abusive, and that the government has behaved outrageously.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Pat said that the bird had only ever behaved that way with her late husband, who had died eight years earlier.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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