as in to unbend
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
straighten that extension cord—it should be just long enough to reach the wall outlet
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This ahead-of-its-time 1988 film stars Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a TV executive and self-seeking miser who receives a wake-up call from the ghosts of Christmas Past (David Johansen), Present (Carol Kane) and Future (Robert Hammond) to help straighten his mean spirit.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The only slightly worse scenario is a coordinated Ukrainian withdrawal from the salient that preserves the Ukrainian force but still allows the Russians to straighten the front line from south to north all the way from Velyka Novosilka to Pokrovsk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
What happened to SmileDirectClub clear aligners? SmileDirectClub offered dental services, including aligner treatment to help straighten teeth, through its online platform, James noted in a statement.
—David Robinson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Hairdresser Andrew Ly styled Perry’s dark tresses straightened with full fringe, while makeup artist Alexandra French used Maybelline cosmetics to give her glittery silver eyeshadow and a hot pink lip.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The only slightly worse scenario is a coordinated Ukrainian withdrawal from the salient that preserves the Ukrainian force but still allows the Russians to straighten the front line from south to north all the way from Velyka Novosilka to Pokrovsk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
What happened to SmileDirectClub clear aligners? SmileDirectClub offered dental services, including aligner treatment to help straighten teeth, through its online platform, James noted in a statement.
—David Robinson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Hairdresser Andrew Ly styled Perry’s dark tresses straightened with full fringe, while makeup artist Alexandra French used Maybelline cosmetics to give her glittery silver eyeshadow and a hot pink lip.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Straighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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