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Recent Examples of tightened
Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
But the Pole tightened when on the front foot in two baseline exchanges, moving forward at the wrong time and letting Fritz move out in front.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration tightened those restrictions in October 2023 and once again in December 2024.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 3 Jan. 2025
State Farm General, Farmers, Allstate and other companies have all declined to write or limited new policies, or tightened their underwriting standards.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said in the NHTSA recall report that the front upper control arm ball joint nut may not be tightened properly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Department officials have tightened their camera policy, and raised the possibility of using AI to review the countless hours of footage that goes unseen each month.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The Commanders tightened their defensive alignment after Hurts exited the game.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The defense tightened when Walker replaced David Long as the starting inside linebacker in November.
—Omar Kelly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Camp Pendleton has tightened access to the sprawling Marine base in North County in the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
But the Pole tightened when on the front foot in two baseline exchanges, moving forward at the wrong time and letting Fritz move out in front.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration tightened those restrictions in October 2023 and once again in December 2024.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 3 Jan. 2025
State Farm General, Farmers, Allstate and other companies have all declined to write or limited new policies, or tightened their underwriting standards.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said in the NHTSA recall report that the front upper control arm ball joint nut may not be tightened properly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Department officials have tightened their camera policy, and raised the possibility of using AI to review the countless hours of footage that goes unseen each month.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The Commanders tightened their defensive alignment after Hurts exited the game.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The defense tightened when Walker replaced David Long as the starting inside linebacker in November.
—Omar Kelly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightened
Adjective
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Beyond physical challenges, frequent doctor’s appointments require time off—especially difficult for those with long hours or inflexible schedules.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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He isn’t afflicted by the curse of Englishness, with its inflexible binaries, its violent categorizations of humans, its shaping even of their most secret and shameful desires.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Delicate and delicious mid palate with soft tannins; layered and creamy flavors of red and black fruit flavors enveloped by firm acidity.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of tokens Even if the question is the simple one of whether digital assets are securities or not, that still glosses over the diversity of the market, said Miles Jennings, general counsel of investing firm A16Z Crypto.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tree was of no great size, apparently being able to derive but a precarious living from its tenuous foothold in the unyielding stone.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the center of the storm were Trump’s stiff 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, which were initially paused for a month, then restarted Tuesday, only to be reined in Wednesday and then partially paused for another month on Thursday.—
Christina Wilkie,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Van Belle and Webb were both Red Sox minor leaguers who finished last year at Triple-A, and Moran and Stock were each recent acquisitions who were competing for a spot but who faced stiff competition amid a much deeper Red Sox pitching staff.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Black Bag, a taut spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, is an argument for the filmmaker’s ruthless efficiency.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dead City is a taut, focused follow-up to The Walking Dead that pares down the franchise’s ensemble, honing in on two of its most memorable supporting characters.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Candidates overly focused on titles, rigid job descriptions, or chain of command may struggle in a fast-changing environment.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Instead, contemporary feminist and critical theories have expanded our understanding of vision and representation, moving beyond rigid categories to embrace fluidity, intersectionality, and self-definition.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As the film progresses and the soundproof, indestructible walls of the vehicle close in tighter, the look and feel of the film intensifies and continues to build as Hopkins’ William becomes increasingly psychotic, using the programmed vehicle to, basically, torture its captive.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Callender promises the plot didn’t suffer as a result of tighter purse strings.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Tightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightened. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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