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Recent Examples of tighten
Johnson County cities chose to tighten restrictions on operators of e-bikes and scooters, while Kansas City is tightening restrictions on the drivers of vehicles that could harm bike or scooter operators.
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Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Konik also detailed that retailers are tightening inventory and cycling through product faster, which could limit upside from aggressive inventory builds.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
The analysts, who maintained their hold rating on the stock, cited management tightening the company's guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of embracing liberalizing reform (as so many in the West assumed was inevitable), the Chinese Community Party tightened its grip, strengthened state capitalism, and maintained significant controls on foreign inflows of investment, trade, and information.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Konik also detailed that retailers are tightening inventory and cycling through product faster, which could limit upside from aggressive inventory builds.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
The analysts, who maintained their hold rating on the stock, cited management tightening the company's guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of embracing liberalizing reform (as so many in the West assumed was inevitable), the Chinese Community Party tightened its grip, strengthened state capitalism, and maintained significant controls on foreign inflows of investment, trade, and information.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tighten
Verb
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While biting, their jaw muscles tensed to squeeze venom into their meal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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My skin felt dirty, and my stomach tensed with fear.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just as Victor appeared to break open, Jackson leaped into the air, stretched his right arm skyward and pulled down a dazzling one-handed catch at the 3-yard line.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, which represents hundreds of air cargo companies, said flight reductions will worsen the disruption already being felt across the aviation sector as the federal government shutdown stretches on.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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