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Recent Examples of tightened
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Varsho tightened the score an inning later with his home run off Trent Thornton.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
And while Europe accepted large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
In 2024, the legislature tightened the state’s lemon law, requiring additional steps before a driver could sue.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Chinese immigrants later settled in the Mississippi Delta as Jim Crow tightened its grip on the South.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Spain has tightened its program.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
While attempts to recycle gangue date back to the 1950s, the economic incentive shifted after 2010 as natural sand supplies tightened and Beijing locked in its national carbon targets.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Household needs changed overnight, remote work drove new residents to Florida and supply tightened, all while mortgage rates were pushed down to help stabilize the economy.
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Chuck Bonfiglio,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Verb
Interest rates rose, supply chains tightened, equipment costs increased, and project economics deteriorated.
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Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Varsho tightened the score an inning later with his home run off Trent Thornton.
—
CBS News,
20 June 2026
And while Europe accepted large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
In 2024, the legislature tightened the state’s lemon law, requiring additional steps before a driver could sue.
—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Chinese immigrants later settled in the Mississippi Delta as Jim Crow tightened its grip on the South.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Spain has tightened its program.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
While attempts to recycle gangue date back to the 1950s, the economic incentive shifted after 2010 as natural sand supplies tightened and Beijing locked in its national carbon targets.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Household needs changed overnight, remote work drove new residents to Florida and supply tightened, all while mortgage rates were pushed down to help stabilize the economy.
—
Chuck Bonfiglio,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightened
Adjective
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For people navigating stigma or inflexible work schedules, that single requirement was often enough to stop them from starting or staying on treatment.
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Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.
Verb
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Be a good child, do what they’re told, be the best child, a tremble in their hands, say nothing, tensed for the knock on the door.
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Instead, he was intrigued by a scene in which Back visibly tensed up after the producers told him he was suspected of being Satoshi.
Adjective
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Servers suggested mud crab, a variety known for its firmer, savory-sweetness that could handle the richness of the Macau-style curried coconut sauce in which it was baked.
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That's a much firmer line than Charles' side of the street.
Verb
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Boise’s rough end to May stretched into June, and the first-year club left Madison, Wisconsin, last week surrendering four unanswered goals in the second half for an embarrassing loss.
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The Chicago rapper took the stage before a crowd that stretched throughout the venue, delivering a set that mixed fan favorites with freestyle moments and audience interaction.
Adjective
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While investigators remain unyielding, no charges have been filed against Terri or anyone else in the case, nor has anyone officially been named as a suspect in Kyron’s disappearance.
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And that makes these games a wonderful, fleeting distraction from the unyielding things that actually matter.
Adjective
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Will Smith to get injection for neck Catcher Will Smith (stiff neck) will get an injection to address his neck injury, manager Dave Roberts said.
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In his review, our expert Andrew Gebhart said the Dyson Vis Nav’s stiff nylon bristles digs deep into carpets or hard surfaces alike, sucking up any mess.
Adjective
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Cleverly shot, the film made good use of its taut 74-minute running time (not counting commercials, of course).
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The dry version is taut, floral and mineral, all apple and meadow flower over a saline core.
Adjective
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As the disease progresses, muscles throughout the body can become rigid and go into painful spasms.
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That’s the deficiency side of integrity—where authenticity gives way to fakery, consistency erodes into unpredictability, and transparency slips into manipulation…But swing too far in the other direction, and the skyscraper becomes overly rigid—too stiff to sway with the wind.
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“Tightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightened. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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