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neaten

verb

ˈnē-tᵊn

Definition of neaten

as in to trim

to make neat neatened the living room in anticipation of company

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Recent Examples of neaten Deadheading can not only neaten your garden, but also encourage a new round of blooms. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup. — Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025 To neaten up the drawer, use clear or white plastic magazine or file holders nestled side by side to hold boxes and packages of frozen foods. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 Fringes usually require neatening up every two to three weeks, and helpfully, many hairdressers offer free fringe trims in between salon visits. — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for neaten

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Though consumers are advised to eat smaller fish or to trim away belly fat and dark meat to remove contaminants, blue catfish is increasingly popular table fare.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Edmunds recommends avoiding the base SE Standard Range trim because of its EPA range estimate of just 220 miles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

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Eire serves on the advisory board for the Disclosure Foundation, a nonprofit that organized the event and is dedicated to transparency around unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and aliens.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
On February 9, 1934, the French Communist Party organized a march to the Place de la République as a counter-protest to fascist riots, an action that helped lay the groundwork for the alliance of left-wing parties known as the Popular Front.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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The hotel can also arrange more typical Lanai tourist activities—scuba diving, sailing, horseback riding, or a day at the beach at the sister Four Seasons resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Lawyers in Russia eventually located him and arranged for legal visits, money for food and basic necessities, and the brief phone call with his son.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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