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
  • Part 1 is made up of The Beatles covering tracks by American acts such as Carl Perkins and Chan Romero, paying homage to the rock and country tunes the musicians were loving at the time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The store is made up of small local businesses and creatives selling clothing, art, handmade jewelry and leather goods, and pet accessories.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of make up
Verb
  • Thus empowered, McKinley drew up a bill that raised or maintained import duties on a broad range of manufactured goods, including woollens, cottons, earthenware, iron, steel, and metal products.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In the team’s final timeout, coach Hubert Davis drew up a play to get RJ Davis, the team’s leading scorer and the reigning ACC Player of the Year, open for a potential score-tying 3-point attempt.
    — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of draw up
Verb
  • Before the call, Russia was expected to lay out its conditions for a break in the fighting during the call, which could include all weapons shipments to Ukraine being halted, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg.
    — Holly Ellyatt,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Details of the encounter are scant — laid out in a narrative that runs less than two pages in an affidavit for an arrest warrant that Escondido police submitted last month.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of lay out
Verb
  • One full-time employee, Don Junak, maintains the entire operation with ski patrol, lift and grooming operations all rolled into one job.
    — Jacob Spetzler, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
  • These cats are usually inseparable, displaying behaviors such as grooming each other, sleeping curled up together, and even mirroring each other's actions.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2025.

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