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neatened

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verb

past tense of neaten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatened
Verb
  • The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Professor Hanson backed up the idea of the group being limited in its capacity to act in an organized way, particularly as a force directed by Maduro.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But the model is just a clock, a clock that has a pendulum that moves in a very organized way, and that pendulum drives a wheel that shows the time, the hands that show the minutes and seconds.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over three decades ago, the first hiking days were arranged at Blue Hills Reservation in 1992, a state park in Milton, Mass, as part of an initiative promoting healthy lifestyles.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Transfers can be arranged through the resort.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • It’s designed with a deep V-neckline, six-button front, and ribbed trim.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Odenkirk, by contrast, is trim and fit and dressed sharply, with a black-and-red Chicago Cubs cap atop his head.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But with all of the other roster needs, taking care of the insurance plan at the most important position was a tidy bit of business by the front office.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • And just to put a tidy bow on her freshman awards season, Bueckers became the first freshman to win the Associated Press Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Award—an honor which, as a video of the announcement shows, brought her to tears.
    Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Additional time would also have been needed to plan for an orderly handoff of their responsibilities for outbreak response and research.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Trading remains orderly—no widespread panic has emerged—but sentiment has declined sharply.
    Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • The whole place is well kempt.
    Amanda Walker, al, 15 Aug. 2020
Adjective
  • Outdoor chairs in versatile white blend with the house color and railings to make a crisp, uncluttered backdrop for patterned throw pillows.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The watch maintains a clean, uncluttered aesthetic while integrating an advanced mechanical system that transitions between months.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Neatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatened. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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