Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowing
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Keep the handle away from your torso with slightly bent arms, and brace your core by gently tightening your abdominal muscles.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The streaming service is no longer offering investors quarterly subscriber updates, but Wall Street will be keen to hear how recent price hikes and the platform's growing advertising tier are faring — especially as businesses across all sectors grapple with consumers tightening their purse strings.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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One key part of lessening this burden is creating an environment at home that promotes a fair distribution of tasks like scheduling appointments and keeping track of obligations.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of note, Rogers Communications closed a deal in July to obtain a majority ownership stake of MLSE, lessening Tanenbaum’s power in the organization going forward.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Martinez was charged in federal court with forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Martinez has been indicted by a grand jury and has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against her, including assaulting, resisting, and impeding officers.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
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Staying alert and limiting what your AI agents can access is your best defense.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Palinski-Wade recommends limiting kombucha intake to around 8 ounces per day.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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Foothill also combined for six blocks and slowed down several kill attempts by partially blocking balls at the net.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Except Evan Engram whiffed at blocking New York’s Cor’Dale Flott, and Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins both went to the same Giant and missed.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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As military spending crowds out productive investments, hindering growth and innovation, Russia continues to rapidly exhaust its reserves, with only about $50 billion in liquid assets left, and the budget runs a 2% GDP deficit.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Mounting debt has been hindering savings for many Americans.—
Sharon Epperson,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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With injuries and inconsistency hampering the wide receiver corps, the Commanders are set to host former Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Treylon Burks.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with the Department of Homeland Security, claimed that the demonstrators were preventing an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility and hampering operations.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, large European insurers, including Allianz and Munich Re, have committed to restricting petroleum investments and their underwriting of extraction projects.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, Florida lawmakers considered restricting cars from driving in the left lane altogether.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Narrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowing. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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