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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightened (up)
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According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the hurricane is likely to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The pool is made up of 60% of gate receipts from each of those games.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In his final months in office, Biden’s administration drew up sprawling rules for exporting advanced computer chips used to develop AI systems.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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But after Harrell totaled 54 of his 140 passing yards on the drive, offensive coordinator Todd Fitch drew up consecutive handoffs in the redzone, stalling the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Using his position as a teacher, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Kapahulehua groomed the girls and took advantage of their trust.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Across Europe, soccer players are routinely groomed into gambling accomplices by cons who follow a relatively consistent playbook.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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In just four games, the Yankees were disposed of quite easily by the Jays, with the Yankees not putting up much of a fight throughout the series.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The group has also been focusing on its mega brands, such as Gucci, and long ago disposed of the smaller ones.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Forecasters had also considered Sherrill the front-runner—Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classified the race as Leans Democratic.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Composed of elements like proteins, fatty lipids, and sugars, the yeast biomass remaining after alcohol and drug production is typically classified as a byproduct or waste.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Straightened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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