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Recent Examples of neatly
Eighteen years on from her international debut in Osaka in 2007, her final bow taking place in Tokyo means Fraser-Pryce’s career is neatly bookended by World Championships in Japan.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Solving Messy, Unclear Problems Not every challenge at work comes neatly labeled with instructions.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The divisions over Israel also do not fall neatly into two camps.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
New York — New York has been buzzing with star power as September kicked off with the US Open and MTV’s Video Music Awards, segueing neatly into New York Fashion Week, the first city to kick off fashion month.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Here was the postwar American housewife—neatly dressed, pretty, poised, active—stepping unwittingly into a scene of utter depravity and sadism that reflected back at this wholesome young mother the darkest recesses of the human mind.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
His ink-black hair is neatly styled.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Solving Messy, Unclear Problems Not every challenge at work comes neatly labeled with instructions.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The divisions over Israel also do not fall neatly into two camps.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
New York — New York has been buzzing with star power as September kicked off with the US Open and MTV’s Video Music Awards, segueing neatly into New York Fashion Week, the first city to kick off fashion month.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Here was the postwar American housewife—neatly dressed, pretty, poised, active—stepping unwittingly into a scene of utter depravity and sadism that reflected back at this wholesome young mother the darkest recesses of the human mind.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
His ink-black hair is neatly styled.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neatly
Adverb
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The women, tidily dressed with cropped, graying hair, approached the armed officers conducting baggage checks in Argentina’s international airport.—
Haley Cohen Gilliland,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The man was alone and smartly dressed in a button-down shirt, khaki pants and professorial eyeglasses.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Golden Girls team smartly zeroed in on the parts of Gold’s song that would work best for the show.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, if rates rise sharply, Buffett can earn more on cash and bonds while waiting, raising the bar for equity investments.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Designed at the height of the pandemic, the elegantly supple clothes made clear that the designer was in tune with his customers and was charting a new course for Zegna.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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Whether worn casually with an oversized sweater or elegantly with a blazer, jeans and boots are a dream team for chilly days.—
Emma Mehl,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Neatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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