tidies (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tidy (up)
1
as in cleans (up)
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over

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2
as in trims
to make neat we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiment

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  1. trims
  2. arranges
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  • Your steady focus turns play into practice, while your patience trims perfectionism and lets authentic joy take the stage.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Spink’s optimism about the growth opportunities in Saudi Arabia comes even as the kingdom trims capital expenditure, cuts some projects, and limits spending on foreign consultants.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of trims
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  • Sanchez plays Tere, a cello musician-composer in whose apartment Rosa (played by Rosa Estela Juárez Vargas), a contemporary music composer, arranges her first television interview.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For those who want the Riviera beyond the shoreline, the hotel arranges bespoke experiences.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of arranges
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