Thesaurus / straighten
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The third is a party whose leaders force reality onto the base, figuring out how to reclaim authority over conservative Americans and straightening out the media ecosystem that supports it.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TRIES TO FIGURE OUT THE PATH FORWARDPHILIP BUMPFEBRUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPatients self-report their pain levels using a survey that asks about pain during various activities, such as fully straightening their knee.
AI COULD MAKE HEALTHCARE FAIRER—BY HELPING US BELIEVE WHAT PATIENTS SAYKAREN HAOJANUARY 22, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWSalas said it was particularly important to get all of the facts straightened out.
CHULA VISTA POLICE CHIEF SAYS SHE DIDN’T KNOW DEPARTMENT SHARED DATA WITH FEDSGUSTAVO SOLISJANUARY 20, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOHis initial charge was to straighten a scouting operation riddled by scandal.
NATIONALS SIGN 16-YEAR-OLD DOMINICAN SHORTSTOP ARMANDO CRUZ TO $3.9 MILLION BONUSJESSE DOUGHERTYJANUARY 15, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI’m definitely going to vote, so I have to get it straightened out.
UNDECIDED VOTERS WEIGH IN: “I HONESTLY DON’T KNOW”NICK FOURIEZOSOCTOBER 14, 2020OZYThen straighten your legs and slowly lower them until they’re hovering just above the floor.
TIME-CRUNCHED? TRY THIS EFFECTIVE 10-MINUTE WORKOUTHAYDEN CARPENTERSEPTEMBER 29, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINESometimes he’d help his social studies teacher, a young woman in her first year on the job, straighten up her classroom.
THE STUDENTS LEFT BEHIND BY REMOTE LEARNINGBY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 28, 2020PROPUBLICASometimes they would ask patients to straighten their hair before the tests, Etienne learned.
BRAINWAVES OF PEOPLE WITH COARSE, CURLY HAIR ARE NOW LESS HARD TO READLAURA SANDERSMAY 5, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe newsboys began to call—the young nurse woke up and began to straighten her hair.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIRBut, now, to straighten out this coil; to shake himself finally free of Chloe, and make Daphne happy again!
MARRIAGE LA MODEMRS. HUMPHRY WARDWORDS RELATED TO STRAIGHTEN
- adapts
- adjusts
- catalogues
- classifies
- codifies
- combines
- composes
- constitutes
- constructs
- coordinates
- correlates
- creates
- disposes
- establishes
- fashions
- fits
- forms
- formulates
- frames
- get goes
- gets together
- groups
- harmonizes
- is responsible for
- lick into shape
- line up
- looks after
- marshals
- methodizes
- molds
- pigeonholes
- puts in order
- puts together
- ranges
- regulates
- runs
- sees to
- sets up
- settles
- shapes
- standardizes
- straightens
- straightens out
- tabulates
- tailors
- takes care of
- whip into shape
- adjust
- amend
- balance
- clean up
- compensate for
- debug
- dial back
- do justice
- doctor
- emend
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go straight
- launder
- make up for
- mend
- overhaul
- patch
- pick up
- put in place
- put right
- recalibrate
- recompense
- recondition
- reconstruct
- rectify
- redress
- repair
- restore
- reward
- scrub
- set straight
- set upright
- settle
- shape up
- sort out
- square
- straighten
- straighten out
- turn around
- vindicate
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