as in straightens
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
the new highway will largely unbend that twisting path that the old road used to follow
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straightens
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Her posture straightens, her breathing evens.—
Reylee Billingsley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026 -
As the child grows, the tether straightens the curve by slowing growth on one side of the spine and promoting growth on the other.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Unbends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbends. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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