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Recent Examples of tidily
All this and more await your viewing pleasure this weekend, all tidily arranged in the following weekend streaming guide.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
As a narrative, it’s never tidily shaped or resolved, and never dull either.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
My biggest complaint is that while the main narrative does wrap up tidily, the story also spins forward in a way that demands a sequel (which Spufford is already working on).
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John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
In the other corner, hair combed neatly back and beard tidily trimmed, stood Maxwell Jacob Friedman, the reigning All Elite Wrestling World Champion.
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Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
This wood stand was designed to tidily fill the wall between windows, and was painted white to match the window trim.
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Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
20 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
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Robert Muggah,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
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Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
4 Jan. 2026
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
As a narrative, it’s never tidily shaped or resolved, and never dull either.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
My biggest complaint is that while the main narrative does wrap up tidily, the story also spins forward in a way that demands a sequel (which Spufford is already working on).
—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
In the other corner, hair combed neatly back and beard tidily trimmed, stood Maxwell Jacob Friedman, the reigning All Elite Wrestling World Champion.
—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
This wood stand was designed to tidily fill the wall between windows, and was painted white to match the window trim.
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Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
20 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
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Robert Muggah,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
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Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidily
Adverb
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Legacy is what keeps many founders going when the numbers no longer add up neatly.
Adverb
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The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
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Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
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“Tidily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidily. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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