Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office.
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Straightening
Synonyms for "straightening" (24 found)
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Strong matches (7)
Noun(7 words)
Related words (12)
Noun(11 words)
rectificationrectifyrectifyingresolvetidinesstidyingtooth alignmenttransformationtruingunbendingunbending transformation
Verb(1 words)
straighten hair
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17 entriesadjustmentchangeclinical interventiondental proceduredescriptormappingmedical treatmentmodificationoperationproblem solvingprocedureprocesspropertyresolutiontherapy techniquetransformation
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19 entriesarc straighteningbone straighteningbraces based straighteningbudget correctionclear aligner straighteningcurve rectificationcurve straighteningdental adjustmentgeometric straighteningneck extensionorthodontic straighteningpath straighteningpipe straighteningplanar straighteningpolicy clarificationspinal realignment
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Collocations
14 entriesbone straighteningcurve straighteningdental straighteninggeometric straighteninghair straighteningmetal straighteningorthodontic straighteningpipe straighteningspinal straighteningstraightening devicestraightening operationstraightening processteeth straighteningwire straightening
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11 total sentences available.
She's now straightening up her room.
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"Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?" "No, I don't," I answered the detective. While looking through the open door, the detective shouted, "Hey, do you know what kind of tree he just broke?" "Um, looks like it's a yew plum pine," said the voice of a young woman. After straightening himself in his seat, the detective asked me one more time: "Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?"
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Tom is now straightening up his room.
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