as in tightening
to draw tight
he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck
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Recent Examples of tensing
Keep tensing and releasing muscles of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, legs, feet, and toes.
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Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Seemingly immediately, your heart will begin racing and your muscles will start tensing.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Sport mode is where things get serious, tensing the car’s muscles and unleashing the entire prairie of horses.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Seemingly immediately, your heart will begin racing and your muscles will start tensing.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Sport mode is where things get serious, tensing the car’s muscles and unleashing the entire prairie of horses.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tensing
tightening
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Bank of America upgrades Knight-Swift to buy from neutral Bank of America upgraded the transportation company on tightening capacity.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Such gaps between official indicators and ground reality reported by independent research erode trust, not only among workers but among buyers whose due diligence obligations are tightening under EU and national laws.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Tensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tensing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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