as in inflexible
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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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Bears believe that the president is stubborn and inflexible, although this has been proven incorrect repeatedly.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Kissinger remained inflexible in his position, refusing to provide Congress with the reports in 1975.—
Time,
Time,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Roll the balls, and flash freeze on baking sheets until firm, then transfer to freezer-safe zip-top bags and freeze for up to three months.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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The qualifiers might only apply to the ACC and Big 12, but nothing is firm right now, especially the matter of when to stage any additional Playoff games.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Redefining Strength In Leadership Traditional notions of strength in legal leadership emphasize stoicism and an unyielding demeanor.—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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For almost the entire match, their support was utterly unyielding.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Dynamic line ratings, powered by modern sensors, AI and an occasional stiff breeze, are a critical advantage.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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What might’ve remained two camps in stiff politeness became a collective.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The final showdown involves a clever variation on the taut bomb-defusing scenario that had already become cliché for these movies, and no amount of Tom Cruise running gives many of the action sequences much distinction.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Almost 60 years later, with these two worlds living side by side, Creede is a taut microcosm of current national divisions.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Mature systems progress from rigid, bespoke solutions to agile solutions that evolve with business needs.—
Kyle Campos,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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For boys, this issue is compounded by rigid ideas about masculinity that discourage emotional and physical closeness.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Autonomous vehicle technology has been hard to commercialize, with tight regulations and heavy investments forcing many companies to give up.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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But there are also plenty of tight binary systems, where the stars orbit each other at a radius that would place them both comfortably inside our Solar System.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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“Tightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightened. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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