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Recent Examples of straiten
But her circumstances did not remain straitened for long.
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Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Generally, its decisions tend toward loosening rather than straitening the rules.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2019
Despite the fact that the family's construction firm is relatively prosperous due to its generous share of government contracts, the family's finances are considerably straitened.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 9 Mar. 2017
Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Generally, its decisions tend toward loosening rather than straitening the rules.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2019
Despite the fact that the family's construction firm is relatively prosperous due to its generous share of government contracts, the family's finances are considerably straitened.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 9 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straiten
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Made with prebiotic oat to soothe irritation and support the skin barrier, the gentle cream also has feverfew extract, which is packed with antioxidants that reduce redness and further calm irritation.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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Funding used in high school for more than 29 credit hours will reduce scholarship eligibility after high school by one year, and more than 59 credit hours will reduce eligibility by two years.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Clearly, holding single parents legally responsible for incautious, negligent or irresponsible parenting could fill up jails and prisons and impoverish such families completely and radically.—
Ellen Sauerbrey,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
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The current budget increases funding, but at a rate less then inflation, further impoverishing our schools.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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“Straiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straiten. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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