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Recent Examples of tightens
Pell Grant rules are changing The new tax law also tightens eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant program, the largest federal aid program for low-income students.
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Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Meta tightens internal limits on Claude and Codex over distillation fears.
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Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
But even Apple has limits when an entire market tightens.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
If the Nets chase another wing, such as Denver’s Peyton Watson, the upside rises but the minute squeeze tightens again.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
When customer behavior shifts, competitors change course, capital tightens or geopolitical pressure rises, stale assumptions get expensive fast.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.
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Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
This formula tightens skin and is easy to wear without slipping or coming off.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
22 June 2026
One night, passengers are having a ball on the dance floor when a mysterious passenger tightens a nearby metal cable.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Meta tightens internal limits on Claude and Codex over distillation fears.
—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
But even Apple has limits when an entire market tightens.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
If the Nets chase another wing, such as Denver’s Peyton Watson, the upside rises but the minute squeeze tightens again.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
When customer behavior shifts, competitors change course, capital tightens or geopolitical pressure rises, stale assumptions get expensive fast.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.
—
Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
This formula tightens skin and is easy to wear without slipping or coming off.
—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
22 June 2026
One night, passengers are having a ball on the dance floor when a mysterious passenger tightens a nearby metal cable.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightens
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Breezily elegant in execution and at times even Hitchcockian, The Girlfriend is a delicious thriller that tenses up with each new scene and revelation.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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The entire design grew around the Ficus Nitida, which stretches from the main deck through an oval void of approximately 172 square feet to the upper deck.
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“Tightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightens. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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