tidy (up)

verb

Definition of tidy (up)next
1
as in to clean (up)
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over

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2
as in to trim
to make neat we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiment

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  1. trim
  2. organize
  3. arrange
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  • To keep your Frenchie's feet healthy and comfortable, it is recommended to trim their nails every 3 to 4 weeks.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders are beginning to question the ROI of their software investments (all 300-plus of them), and this scrutiny will intensify as businesses look to trim expenses.
    Michael Zuercher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of trim
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  • This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of organize
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  • With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrange
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“Tidy (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidy%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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