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Recent Examples of narrowness
While disagreeing with the decision, the groups applauded its narrowness.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The narrowness of the race continues a remarkable trend in Peruvian politics.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The narrowness of the track made even a top speed of 120mph appear much higher.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
The performance advantages of DSLMs come from their narrowness.
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Sam Mugel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
The narrowness of the land means that the resort is swaddled between two beaches—Playa Blanca and Playa Virador—setting it apart from other nearby hotels.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
The Sound Dues rankled the maritime powers of the day, but Denmark could easily enforce them thanks to the narrowness of the Øresund Strait, which is less than 3 miles wide at Helsingør.
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Vivek Krishnamurthy,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Egypt as a state of mind The Hebrew name for Egypt, Mitzrayim, shares a root with the word for narrowness or constriction.
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The narrowness of the race continues a remarkable trend in Peruvian politics.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The narrowness of the track made even a top speed of 120mph appear much higher.
—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
The performance advantages of DSLMs come from their narrowness.
—
Sam Mugel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
The narrowness of the land means that the resort is swaddled between two beaches—Playa Blanca and Playa Virador—setting it apart from other nearby hotels.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
The Sound Dues rankled the maritime powers of the day, but Denmark could easily enforce them thanks to the narrowness of the Øresund Strait, which is less than 3 miles wide at Helsingør.
—
Vivek Krishnamurthy,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Egypt as a state of mind The Hebrew name for Egypt, Mitzrayim, shares a root with the word for narrowness or constriction.
—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowness
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Both are generally safe, although kefir may not be suitable for those with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.
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Stories of vitality and decline; of abundance and deficit; of community and tension; of tolerance and intolerance.
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Southgate’s confident assertion that the tide of history was turning against bigotry now looks utopian, or even naïve.
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Guess also expressed concern that the defacement was linked to bigotry in Houston, during a press conference on June 8.
Noun
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The story does not flinch from the realities of segregation, including the violence that the family faced moving into white neighborhoods in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages.
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Owens was begrudgingly congratulated by Hitler, but neither he nor the other Black medalists were ever even acknowledged by Roosevelt, who had also refused to endorse a boycott of the Games—an effort led by Black and Jewish organizations that opposed both Nazism and American segregation.
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“Narrowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowness. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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