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Recent Examples of neatly
Designed with a flat pocket, zip pocket, and even a key holder, this crossbody keeps all your travel necessities neatly organized without sacrificing elegance.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Use the 60-liter bags to neatly stow anything from bedding and off-season clothes to toys and bath linens.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Then neatly return your keep pile to the space, reorganizing it in a way that feels the most functional to you.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
But such an outcome seems unlikely, Rusakov says, given the multiple, independent lines of supporting evidence, as well as the lack of any other plausible mechanism that allows all the various pieces of the LRDs puzzle to fit neatly together.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
SpongeBob plush toys arranged neatly on a bed.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
That neatly ties up more than one issue.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
While Tomlin may be good as a game analyst, his timing and potential career aspirations do not line up as neatly.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The pyramid’s retro aesthetic aligns neatly with a broader rhetoric of nostalgia and visual populism.
—Debbie Millman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatly
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Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.—
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Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.—
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All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.—
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The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.—
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Bishop smartly fell to the turf and the game was over with the Jaguars not possessing any timeouts.—
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Over the past few decades, wealth and political power have concentrated sharply at the top, with the political giving of the 100 richest Americans surging more than 100-fold since 2000 and far outpacing the rising cost of campaigns.—
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Democrats have sharply criticized ICE.—
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The restaurant itself is elegantly pared down, with raw plaster walls, white tablecloths, and Scandinavian furniture.—
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The dress then hung elegantly around her hips before falling in a sleek maxiskirt, complete with a daring center slit that reached up to her upper thighs.—
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“Neatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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