Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightened (up)
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Adults oversee the team, but it's made up of 90 youg people who are volunteers.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, the company said advanced chips, defined as 7-nanometer or smaller, made up about 74% of TSMC's total wafer revenue in the quarter.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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The companies, working with Oz Architecture, drew up plans for a 17-story tower with about 400 units.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Behind the scenes, her military reportedly drew up plans to blow up airfields in the event of an American invasion.—
Nikhil Kumar,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lagomarsini, who wore gold earrings and has arm tattoos, got organized.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The previous record of 391 pairs was set in 2018 by a United Kingdom dance troop, said Ashley Johnson, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Visit Newport Beach, who organized the effort.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Those messages led to a separate investigation with allegations that the couple groomed the teen through texts and in-person contact, made inappropriate comments, and that those allegations date back to when the victim was 14 years old.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Efforts to remove his name were immediate after a New York Times investigation released on March 18 revealed that Chavez, who died in 1993, groomed and assaulted girls for years who were connected to the movement.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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Consumers will be asked to upload photos showing the affected accessories disposed of in the trash to complete the process.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ammunition or fireworks should be disposed of through your local Fire Department.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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People who had more than about 4% of their total activity classified as vigorous had substantially lower risks of developing these conditions compared with people who had no vigorous activity at all.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Under California law, e-bikes and e-motorcycles are separately classified by motor power, top speed and whether the bike has working pedals.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Straightened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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