Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowed
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Meanwhile, China just tightened its grip on rare earth exports, giving Beijing the power to potentially veto European defence production.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025 -
The change represents a shift in how OpenAI approaches content restrictions, which the company had loosened in February but then dramatically tightened after an August lawsuit from parents of a teen who died by suicide after allegedly receiving encouragement from ChatGPT.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pitching without discomfort from the thumb, back and neck issues that hampered him at various points during the regular season.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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While our study dating back to 1984 found that certain environmental contaminants induce T cells that suppress the immune system, further study on such cells was hampered by an inability in the field at large to isolate and characterize these cells.—
Mitzi Nagarkatti,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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The swelling had lessened, too.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown has delayed the release of key economic data, such as the September jobs report that was expected Friday, and therefore lessened the amount of information available for the Fed ahead of its next interest rate decision.—
Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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It’s hindered so many things for them.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hines is one of relatively few enrollees to have used the new Medicaid benefit, which weight loss doctors in the state say has been hindered by national drug shortages, the state’s prior authorization process for the drugs, and a lack of marketing.—
Phil Galewitz,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Without them, revenue constricted, theaters closed and staff were laid off.—
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the faux leather material has some give, so your foot won’t feel constricted.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Narrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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