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Recent Examples of tighten
Use privacy settings as much as possible Repking advises parents to tighten Discord’s settings so only friends (not everyone) can send messages or friend requests.
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Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Those vulnerabilities are top of mind in the wake of Sunday's heist, as other cultural institutions tighten security and French officials take the blame.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Alleging a pattern of financially exploitative tactics, a group of southeastern Wisconsin lawmakers wants the state to tighten its regulation of for-profit colleges.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Both candidates are intensifying campaign efforts as the poll margins tighten and the attorney general controversy looms.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Those vulnerabilities are top of mind in the wake of Sunday's heist, as other cultural institutions tighten security and French officials take the blame.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Alleging a pattern of financially exploitative tactics, a group of southeastern Wisconsin lawmakers wants the state to tighten its regulation of for-profit colleges.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Both candidates are intensifying campaign efforts as the poll margins tighten and the attorney general controversy looms.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tighten
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My skin felt dirty, and my stomach tensed with fear.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fanning’s tensed, squirrelly performance comes to life in these spots, with Polly’s waning trust and fear of betrayal cluing into a wounded self-loathing that becomes the film’s best lasting impression.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The squad is stretched defensively, with goalkeeper Alisson expected to be out until after the November international break, and summer signing Giovanni Leoni missing the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The trek stretched nearly 40 shows, and while the group hasn’t revealed much about the future of Rilo Kiley, the reunion will stretch into at least 2026, with a pair of Barcelona gigs (including at the Primavera Sound festival) already booked.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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