straighten (up)

verb

Definition of straighten (up)next
as in to tidy (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straighten (up)
  1. make up
  2. draw up
  3. lay out
  4. groom
Verb
  • Streaming made up 98% of that total, marking a 6% increase from the previous year (when streaming accounted for $1.3 billion, a 17% rise over 2022).
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
  • It is made up of all the companies that are licensed to write property policies in California and is not funded by taxpayer dollars.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of make up
Verb
  • The department has laid off some 10,000 workers under a plan drawn up by Kennedy and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting task force.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In this case, whoever drew up the list of those to be fired at FDA either didn’t understand or didn’t care about the role support staff play for scientists reviewing new medications or inspectors looking for unsanitary conditions at food plants, the former officials said.
    — Dan Morrison, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of draw up
Verb
  • Purple flower petals are laid out throughout the space to echo the perfume’s color codes, poems are displayed as shoppers walk by and flora is present throughout the path.
    — Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Following the eventful Cook Out 400 at Martinsville, Erik Jones was disqualified by NASCAR for failing to meet the minimum weight requirement laid out in the regulations.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of lay out
Verb
  • Online, they are often being groomed to see themselves as victims of unfair policies and preferences for women.
    — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • DuBois and Dickerson weren’t necessarily groomed for this job, a change from how evening anchors were selected in the past.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of groom
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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