STRAIGHTENS (UP) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

straightens (up)

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present tense third-person singular of straighten (up)

as in spruces (up)

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draws up

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Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

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