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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautened
tightened
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Camp Pendleton has tightened access to the sprawling Marine base in North County in the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people.—
Gary Robbins,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025 -
But the Pole tightened when on the front foot in two baseline exchanges, moving forward at the wrong time and letting Fritz move out in front.—
James Hansen,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Tautened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautened. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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