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neatened

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verb

past tense of neaten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatened
Verb
  • The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Professor Hanson backed up the idea of the group being limited in its capacity to act in an organized way, particularly as a force directed by Maduro.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But the model is just a clock, a clock that has a pendulum that moves in a very organized way, and that pendulum drives a wheel that shows the time, the hands that show the minutes and seconds.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Jenks is taking part in a private memorabilia-signing event arranged by PastPros.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Baker passed a polygraph test arranged by his attorney.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.
    Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Generous interior space allows tall adults to stretch out in the rear while a large boot, which varies depending on trim level, swallows luggage and prams with ease.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This aversion to water can also be justified by their love of a tidy coat, which water can easily dishevel.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The message to them all is chilling: even legal, orderly entry under humanitarian programs supported by presidential authority and congressional funding may no longer provide protection.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • These are voices that tell you where to go, what to do and how to behave in order to move in an orderly way through the urban environment, and they are meant to maintain calm efficiency, not unlike Bitching Betty.
    Sarah A. Bell, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • The whole place is well kempt.
    Amanda Walker, al, 15 Aug. 2020
Adjective
  • Outdoor chairs in versatile white blend with the house color and railings to make a crisp, uncluttered backdrop for patterned throw pillows.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The watch maintains a clean, uncluttered aesthetic while integrating an advanced mechanical system that transitions between months.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Neatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatened. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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