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Recent Examples of tenses
Breezily elegant in execution and at times even Hitchcockian, The Girlfriend is a delicious thriller that tenses up with each new scene and revelation.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenses
tightens
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The move further tightens the Nitaqat system, which has imposed quotas for Saudi hires since 2011.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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As climate change tightens its grip over the Arctic, deeper layers of permafrost are activating in this way.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Tenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenses. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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