straightens

present tense third-person singular of straighten
as in unbends
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls straighten that extension cord—it should be just long enough to reach the wall outlet

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“Straightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightens. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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