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neatly

  • a word derived from neat.

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But revisiting the lyrics of “Just a Girl,” she realized it mapped neatly onto Elle’s arc.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Chatrie also demonstrates how digital surveillance increasingly reaches information people plainly regard as their own even when no traditional property concept neatly captures the intrusion.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Their respective and comparable importance is neatly illustrated by their recent international goal involvements.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Three hundred years later, Gray’s Anatomy by Henry Gray reinforced the impression that the body had finally been catalogued, indexed and neatly organized – a system mapped and fully explained.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

When it had a neatly starched, lace-edged cloth over it, I knew it was cooked food they were sharing with us.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo