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Recent Examples of tighten
Ice is very anti-inflammatory and gives the illusion of tightening the pores.
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The Editors, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Yields dropped, ratios tightened, and early investors saw results.
—Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In ongoing campaigns, most candidates promise to tighten immigration – while taking pains not to alienate moderate parts of the base.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill would also tighten requirements for emotional support animals in housing, allowing landlords to require a prescription.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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The Editors, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Yields dropped, ratios tightened, and early investors saw results.
—Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In ongoing campaigns, most candidates promise to tighten immigration – while taking pains not to alienate moderate parts of the base.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill would also tighten requirements for emotional support animals in housing, allowing landlords to require a prescription.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tighten
Verb
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This can lead your soft tissues to sag into those gaps, causing your muscles to tense up in compensation.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Keep tensing and releasing muscles of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, legs, feet, and toes.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More are expected to follow as the shutdown stretches into its second week, with no clear end in sight.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bassitt, Schneider said, is stretched out enough to pitch in short bursts or log four to five innings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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