straighten
Example Sentences
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It took a meeting with the inflation-slaying giant of a former Fed chair, Paul Volcker, to straighten him out.
From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025
Now, it is helping the company straighten up its balance sheet—and getting its hands on a major business in return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Should these innings be used to straighten out previously-successful relievers such as Treinen and Scott?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
When the pole starts to straighten, Duplantis is fully upside down and rotates his body to face away from the runway while still applying pressure to the pole.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
“We’ll get there and I’ll finish—” She sits up straighten “We just gotta get to Mexico.”
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.