Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightening (up)
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This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Creators making up to $400,000 a year could claim some portion of the deduction.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Deadline reported last month that Ashling O’Connor, a consultant at executive search firm Spencer Stuart, has circulated a brief for the CEO position and is drawing up a list of potential candidates.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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McCarthy was having some trouble doing so to start this game, as the Bears’ defense, led by new coordinator Dennis Allen, was drawing up the right pressures to fluster the young signal caller.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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The move comes amid recent lawsuits filed against Roblox regarding its child safety regulations and accusations of grooming behavior experienced on the platform.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Straightening (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightening%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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