TIDIES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

tidies

verb

present tense third-person singular of tidy

as in freshens

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This light color freshens a space with an easy-going breezy quality.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 May 2026
Grinding ice cubes with coarse salt helps break up buildup, while a handful of citrus peels freshens the scent.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of freshens

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Murphy also mentions Zernell Gillie’s gourmand-adjacent Jazz, wherein honey sweetens tobacco, mahogany, and resinous opoponax (a type of myrrh).

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
The legislation also sweetens conditions for productions that choose to monetize a portion of their tax credits instead of putting the full value toward their tax liability.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweetens

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If neither team sweeps the series, up to three additional games will be played.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Like Dillane’s Willoughby, wily and louche, who quite literally sweeps Marianne off her injured foot and into a giggly, schoolyard kind of chaotic sudden romance.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweeps

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This not only cleans and deodorizes, but also helps remove mineral deposit buildup.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Cleaning with steam can kill dust mites, bacteria, and germs, reduces allergens, and deodorizes by breaking down odor-causing bacteria.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of deodorizes

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After changing into his stage costume, V brushes his teeth and catches RM doing elaborate frog-pose stretches to limber up for the high-energy performance.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of brushes

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Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

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