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Recent Examples of tidy
Adjective
Keeping a clean house is stressful enough, even with the proper tools, but attempting to tidy up with underpowered, inefficient equipment is not a recipe for success. Maggie Horton, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Xavier and his daughters tidy up briskly; there is an under-19 match to prepare for later in the afternoon. Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
The new apartment was small, tidy, and simple. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 No easy fixes and no tidy endings here. The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidy
Adjective
  • Some of Chelsea’s other successful corner routines haven’t been quite as neat, with a series of half-clearances and scuffed contacts forcing scraps in the six-yard box before other teammates could apply the finishing touch.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Charles Marquis Warren’s direction pinpoints the action with neat perfection.
    Hal Landers, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Owners and teams contractually assent to the league and commissioner having final, binding and conclusive authority, meaning courts would give the league sizable deference.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This article discusses how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed charitable contribution tax deductions and why 2025 might be the right year for wealthy alums to make a sizable charitable contribution.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gap years spent working, volunteering, or launching projects often lead to more intentional education choices and a more substantial ROI.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The lot of the unit covers a substantial area of 7,400 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Getting that crowd of Hollywood actors, supermodels, fashion designers and athletes in the same room for a group photo was a feat of complex calendar logistics requiring diplomacy and considerable industry sway.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While there would be considerable tonnage of general entertainment cable networks, the main difference between the current scenario and 2019 is that CNN would be part of the package.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Use our tips to freshen your concrete.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • After all, gum is the ultimate multitasker – freshening breath, calming nerves and even sharpening focus.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The lack of any real surprises or subversions along the way can be a drag, making the Prime Video miniseries feel a bit padded even at a relatively trim six hour-long episodes.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The standard trim, layer, and fine-tune features are all here, plus elements like automatic captions, text, 4K HDR, and more.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And part of it was that face, the sort of Adonis-like mug that tips the scales from handsome to outright pretty.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Being Birkin’s partner was an ego boost for Gainsbourg, who had never been conventionally handsome and whose heavy drinking and smoking had aged him prematurely.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Tidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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