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shape up
verb as in accommodate
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verb as in adapt
verb as in arrange
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verb as in behave
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- act correctly
- act one's age
- act with decorum
- be civil
- be good
- be nice
- be on best behavior
- be orderly
- comport oneself
- conduct oneself properly
- demean oneself
- deport oneself
- discipline oneself
- keep one's nose clean
- keep the peace
- live up to
- manage oneself
- mind one's manners
- mind one's p's and q's
- observe golden rule
- observe the law
- play fair
- toe the mark
- watch one's step
verb as in comply
verb as in condition
verb as in conform
verb as in coordinate
verb as in correct
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verb as in form
verb as in groom
verb as in improve
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verb as in inculcate
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verb as in look up
verb as in neaten
verb as in progress
verb as in rally
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verb as in rectify
verb as in reform
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verb as in regulate
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verb as in remedy
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verb as in right
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verb as in systematize
verb as in systemize
verb as in tailor
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verb as in tidy
Example Sentences
But the FDA allowed Spinal Solutions to continue selling its products while the company tried to shape up, court filings show.
So 2018 will shape up as another wipeout, and the Senate will flip back to the GOP again.
That, he passed down to his son, around whom a campaign to draft him for the Senate had begun to shape up.
The first is to help the Ukrainians shape up as a condition for Western military and financial aid.
That's love, and while they'd probably tell me to shape up and be a better man, that's love too.
Also shape up the "false" extensions of these pieces which are to be fastened below the lower frame at the corners.
I heard Joe telling Pinky the other day that youd ought to shape up well for next year.
His butter-ball body was elongating, and his huge feet and legs were beginning to shape up.
If things shape up sobut the fact is, I can promise nothing, say nothingat present.
But maybe—we'll see how things shape up—maybe I'll send you back home.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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