1
as in neat
being clean and in good order
could easily find everything on her tidy desk
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
paid a tidy sum for a painting that may not even be a genuine Titian
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as in sizable
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
signed a three-year contract for a tidy amount
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as in to straighten (up)
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Recent Examples of tidy
Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Something about the tidy space and feathery mattress wrapped in crisp, cool sheets is conducive to top-tier snoozing.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
After a successful lunch, Lara radios Wihan to get someone to tidy up the mess in the sundeck.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The best garden tool organizer keeps everything neat, tidy and close at hand.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Something about the tidy space and feathery mattress wrapped in crisp, cool sheets is conducive to top-tier snoozing.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
In addition to helping customers with their plant selections, Mejia also rings them up at the register and then busies herself with tidying and organizing the shop.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
After a successful lunch, Lara radios Wihan to get someone to tidy up the mess in the sundeck.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidy
Adjective
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The problem is that these stages rarely unfold in a neat, linear fashion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s plenty of head room in both rows of seats and a spacious cargo compartment that offers features including a rubber mat, dog-friendly package and a neat underfloor compartment that creates space for a full-size spare — something serious off-roaders demand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While the flagship Pixels are all screen from the front, there's a sizable gap between the edge of the OLED and the aluminum frame.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lea Salonga brings additional star power to the sizable roster of extraordinary talents, including Tony and Olivier winners Gavin Lee, Beth Leavel and Joanna Riding.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Manufacturers that do not resolve deficits for a model year may be subject to substantial CAFE civil penalties to bring their fleets into compliance.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to the more substantial cooling in the Mac Studio, chips like the M4 Max and M3 Ultra can work their hardest without throttling.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The platform recently launched its third-generation trading system, reducing order processing time from 20 milliseconds to just two milliseconds and handling up to 80,000 orders per second—a considerable achievement for a platform with trading volumes in the trillions.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Compiling the clips can take considerable research.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cloves were also popular in ancient India and Rome, used to freshen breath and help with digestion.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2024
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The 30 Best Coffee Table Books of 2024 to Add Personality to Your Living Room Gray and Jeff freshened the kitchen with a calming blue paint color on the cabinets and quartzite countertops.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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It’s designed with a deep V-neckline, six-button front, and ribbed trim.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
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Comments The handsome, prickly, and soulful Val Kilmer died from pneumonia on Tuesday after an 11-year struggle with throat cancer.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Startlingly handsome with hair like a lion, but in an existential way; a chain-smoking character actor.—
Kaleb Horton,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Tidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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