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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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  • The change, announced in a presentation on Wednesday, is part of a broader shift in Microsoft’s reporting structure, as the company trims its operating segments from three to two.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To make things easier, Instagram rolled out a new First Draft tool on Tuesday that automatically trims your clips and prepares them for the next stage of the editing process.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of trims
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  • AmaWaterways arranges pre- and post-cruise stays of several nights in both cities with luxury accommodations, cultural exploration led by local experts, and transfers between hotel and ship.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But that’s also more or less the premise of this supposedly final installment of the rebooted franchise, which arranges another multiplayer safari of joystick slapstick for the Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of arranges
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“Tidies (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidies%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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