Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrows
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Alzheimer’s disease drugs Caffeine constricts blood vessels and tightens the blood-brain barrier, potentially limiting how much Alzheimer’s medication reaches the brain and reducing its therapeutic benefit.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The election result locks in another chapter of progressive representation in Congress for southern Arizona, and tightens Republicans’ majority on Capitol Hill.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Alzheimer’s disease drugs Caffeine constricts blood vessels and tightens the blood-brain barrier, potentially limiting how much Alzheimer’s medication reaches the brain and reducing its therapeutic benefit.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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If Weiler’s construction provides the opportunity to see a series of fine actors at work with delicate tête-à-têtes, the neatness of the structure constricts some of the feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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In addition to delivering high-quality search results, this method hinders search-engine cheating; artificially boosting your web page by putting up a thousand pages linking to it won’t accomplish much if those pages have low status.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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This hinders the seamless experience essential for mass EV adoption.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Also, Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau were active against the Giants, which lessens his appeal going forward.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Yes, this may still involve hurt feelings, but the risk of being misunderstood lessens.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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If a mental image only impedes the human’s process of emulation, why should her mindedness make Celmins’s web less natural than the spider’s?—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Let go of whatever impedes your growth and progress.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Posse Comitatus Act restricts the federal government’s use of military forces for law enforcement, preserving the separation between civilian and military roles.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This guidance restricts access, potentially requiring prescriptions even for those who simply want to protect vulnerable family members.—
Flavia Mangan Colgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Yet, there’s still that debt that hampers investment.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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His lack of strength also hampers him on defense.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Narrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrows. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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