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straighten up
verb as in clean
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verb as in comply
verb as in conform
verb as in neaten
verb as in progress
verb as in rectify
verb as in regulate
Strongest matches
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verb as in rise
verb as in systematize
verb as in systemize
verb as in tidy
Example Sentences
She straightens up with her book and heads off down the sidewalk.
Before she could straighten up completely, Jack yanked her out of the path of a block of snow, which crashed down right where she’d been standing.
She straightened up the room and came over to the window to close the blinds.
“It felt like coming over the top of a roller coaster and heading down — and then it straightened up immediately.”
Zheng got up and staggered around like a crab before he managed to straighten up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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