Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straighten (out)
Verb
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According to Richie, her new chop was a result of hair damage from keratin treatments, which uses chemicals to smooth frizzy or curly hair.—
Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 27 June 2025
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Offering a civic-minded channel devoted to displaying democracy in action helped smooth the path for the pay TV industry’s expansion.—
Verb
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This idea began to fray when early robot AI failed to handle messy, real-world conditions.—
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As his confidence begins to fray, and as his smoothly speeding vehicle starts to seem like more and more of a prison, the film becomes almost heart-stoppingly suspenseful.—
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Johnson is calling for the department to rescind its approval and unwind the restructuring.—
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Such collaboration could demonstrate bias and open a legal path for the utilities to unwind the adverse rate decisions.—
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“Straighten (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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