STRAIGHTENED UP Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

straightened (up)

verb

past tense of straighten (up)

as in spruced (up)

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With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List is now made up of 1,273 sites across 173 countries.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The district is made up of an archipelago of 65 inhabited islands with some of the highest rates of HIV in Uganda.

— Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of made up

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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
Other teams on the list James’ agent Rich Paul drew up are the NBA star’s hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.

— Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of organized

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Nellie groomed assistant coach Avery Johnson to take over his role as the coach.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of groomed

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Most fans had taken care of their trash throughout the match, either putting it in the blue bag or already having disposed of it.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Other food items were also held past their seven-day date marking, which were then disposed of.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

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