Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidying
Verb
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Gerdes loves to work silver foliage plants like dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima) into containers, their light, shimmery leaves brightening up the garden.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Chicken and rice is a satisfying choice for brightening anyone's day.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now, industry eyerolling at the thought of listening faster has existed since the majority of audio storytelling moved from terrestrial radio—where there’s no skipping, scrubbing forward or backward, and certainly no way to speed things up—to podcasting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Somebody is in the kitchen scrubbing your cast-iron pan with dish soap.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After removing ornaments and dusting your tree, go ahead and dismantle it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Experts overwhelmingly recommend dusting before vacuuming.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Clean smoke alarms twice a year by vacuuming any dust accumulation to prevent buildup that can lower the unit's efficiency.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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If the bugs do get inside, sweeping or vacuuming them up is perhaps the easiest way to dispose of the insects.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Bermuda Blue Citrus was available in unique cleaning, laundry, and air-freshening items, including a fragrance booster, laundry detergent sheets, fabric softener dryer sheets, an essential oil refill, and a solid air freshener gel.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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After all, gum is the ultimate multitasker – freshening breath, calming nerves and even sharpening focus.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rinse the sink well after brushing your teeth and use a disposable disinfecting wipe to wipe out the sink and clean the faucet hardware quickly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Unlike the other two new breeds, Bolonki's coats require brushing several times a week to prevent matting.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration would need to individually impose tariffs on each country and for each specific commodity, rather than the sweeping tariffs as were levied under the IEEPA.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The best way to prevent them is to always dry your sink after rinsing it.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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If their numbers are small, rinsing your daylilies with a strong blast of water from your garden hose is often sufficient to get rid of them.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Tidying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidying. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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