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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightening (up)
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But since the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, that number has grown to 63 districts, making up around 14% of the House.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026 -
So far this year through April 19, 29 of the city’s 201 shooting victims have been under 18 making up 14% of the victims, according to the NYPD.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor also asked W to opine as to whether certain hypothetical facts, which closely resembled the facts in the cases involving P and C, were consistent with grooming behavior.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Hair products by Hair Rituel by Sisley; makeup products by Westman Atelier (Westman), Victoria Beckham Beauty (all other women except Nevilles); grooming products by Bleu de Chanel; hair, makeup, and grooming, Natasha Smee.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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“Straightening (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightening%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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