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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
keep the kitchen neat so the cook doesn't have to work around piles of dirty dishes
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as in pure
free from added matter
I like my soda neat, so skip the ice cubes
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
that new skateboard park is neat
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as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
regime change is rarely a neat process, particularly in a country where a coup d'état is more likely to occur than an election
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Recent Examples of neat
But for someone starting out or who has decision fatigue, that’s a neat option.
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Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s a neat trick — going from less than $3 billion in sales to plotting a course to $26 billion — and it’s garnered Lululemon a stock market capitalization of $45.6 billion.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
As the fires continued to rage across the city this week, many of Altadena’s neat 1950s houses and towering trees had been reduced to charcoal.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The apartment is very neat; the tower of books on the round table has spines so exactly aligned that the whole thing resembles a sculpture.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s a neat trick — going from less than $3 billion in sales to plotting a course to $26 billion — and it’s garnered Lululemon a stock market capitalization of $45.6 billion.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
As the fires continued to rage across the city this week, many of Altadena’s neat 1950s houses and towering trees had been reduced to charcoal.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The apartment is very neat; the tower of books on the round table has spines so exactly aligned that the whole thing resembles a sculpture.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for neat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neat
Adjective
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Even the most game-changing of defensive actions look tidy when handled with masterful precision.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Though at times the plot can feel a tad tidy, the sight of a few seams doesn’t take away from this funny and poignant, bittersweet and moving — yet never maudlin — debut.—
Isaac Fitzgerald,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Our second most-clicked cleaning story of the year focuses on restoring silver jewelry, and the difference between sterling silver and pure silver.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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This design was first launched in yellow gold with a silver dial, and this configuration remains the purest expression of the asymmetrical concept.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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The melty cheese and crispy bread are a wonderful combination.—
Nick Siano,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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Multiple pockets make up the inside of the bag, and a laptop sleeve, helping the wearer stay organized.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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But evidence points to a clear connection between organized crime and wildfires, according to her recent study.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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His strong second-half effort in last January’s divisional-round drubbing of the Houston Texans, punctuated by a touchdown run that continued through the end-zone tunnel at M&T Bank Stadium, remains fresh in my mind, too.—
Michael Silver,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Art Deco has an enduring appeal with its timeless designs that are as fresh today as when they were first created, the designs sit well with the modern collector.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Both teams are excellent at converting third downs.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City’s secondary is also excellent at tackling and does a good job of limiting explosive runs.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The specific ways in which a pollster collects and analyzes its data can lead to systematic differences between its polls and other pollsters' polls.—
G. Elliott Morris,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The officer remained anonymous, identifying himself only as Caesar, but experts quickly verified his photographs—documentary proof of systematic brutality.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Her design of O’Toole’s full-length desert robe outfit included gold brocade trim, a long silk shirt (created in London and embroidered with a white silk pattern in Damascus), a fine cream wool keffiyeh with an ivory wool and gilt agal.—
Rhett Bartlett,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Jan. 2025
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There are three trim levels – Design, GS and Ultimate.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Neat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neat. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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