Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowing
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Southwest Airlines is tightening its refund policy for plus-size passengers who purchase an extra seat.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Texas lawmakers left Austin late Wednesday night without passing a THC ban or tightening restrictions on the booming industry.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Iran was particularly helpful to Moscow in the early months of the war, providing it with know-how on lessening the pain of sanctions, Lough said.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Like President Reagan, those pushing for democracy promotion equated political freedom with strengthening free markets and thereby lessening the attraction abroad to movements—including but not limited to communism—that aimed to redistribute resources to reduce economic inequality.—
Time,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Former Klamath Tribes Chairman Jeff Mitchell, a longtime advocate for dam removal, told The Arizona Republic in 2024 that his tribe had suffered from the dams impeding salmon migration years before the downriver tribes.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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But that kind of government involvement carries any number of risks, like impeding overall economic growth or making US companies less competitive around the world.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Coleman had touchdown runs of 15, 1, 9, 7 and 5 yards to ignite the outburst as Washington piled up 628 yards and 34 touchdowns while limiting the Aggies to 218 yards and 13 first downs.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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On August 27, the FDA followed through with its plans to change the labels on COVID-19 vaccines, limiting access to people who are 65 and older and people who have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk of severe COVID-19.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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These will be of little use to many casual players, though, who may well give up on Silksong after banging their head against a progress-blocking boss for an hour or two.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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There are different types of biologic medicines, but typically, these powerful drugs work for people with a condition like mine by blocking specific inflammatory pathways in your immune system to help control inflammation and pain.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
11 Sep. 2025
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The senior Lebanese official warned that continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon are hindering government efforts to disarm the group.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Armstrong was on probation for a case in Georgia involving charges of first-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, simple battery and obstructing or hindering of law enforcement, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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With few credible projects elsewhere, and with legal and political battles still hampering California, the outlook isn’t good.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The opposition to restricting book access has continued in recent court cases.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is part of an overall trend regarding restricting and guiding how and when AI can be used as a therapeutic tool.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Narrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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