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Recent Examples of tightens
Win it, and suddenly the series tightens, the doubt creeps in and the path gets a lot more complicated for Orlando.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There’s also Title Wave Books in Anchorage, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Indigenous American literature in the country, and Nā Mea Hawai'i, whose collection tightens its scope to Hawaiian culture and history.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Transits through the waterway have reduced to a trickle over seven weeks of war in the Persian Gulf, as Iran tightens control in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes.
—Weilun Soon, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The Retinal ReSculpt Body Treatment dramatically lifts, firms, and tightens sagging, crepey skin and smooths the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
In general, Krimmel explained, a housing market tightens, reaches peak seller conditions, cools back toward balance, becomes more buyer-friendly, and eventually recovers again as conditions improve.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
This $25 anti-aging formula plumps, firms, and tightens dull, crepey skin.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
The move further tightens the Nitaqat system, which has imposed quotas for Saudi hires since 2011.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
As climate change tightens its grip over the Arctic, deeper layers of permafrost are activating in this way.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There’s also Title Wave Books in Anchorage, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Indigenous American literature in the country, and Nā Mea Hawai'i, whose collection tightens its scope to Hawaiian culture and history.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Transits through the waterway have reduced to a trickle over seven weeks of war in the Persian Gulf, as Iran tightens control in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes.
—Weilun Soon, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The Retinal ReSculpt Body Treatment dramatically lifts, firms, and tightens sagging, crepey skin and smooths the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
In general, Krimmel explained, a housing market tightens, reaches peak seller conditions, cools back toward balance, becomes more buyer-friendly, and eventually recovers again as conditions improve.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
This $25 anti-aging formula plumps, firms, and tightens dull, crepey skin.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
The move further tightens the Nitaqat system, which has imposed quotas for Saudi hires since 2011.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
As climate change tightens its grip over the Arctic, deeper layers of permafrost are activating in this way.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 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.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House is a lone brick island in a large asphalt lot that sits just over 100 feet from the Central Avenue Bridge that stretches over the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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But moss phlox is a lower growing alternative that stretches from 1 to 2-feet wide and yields equally eye-catching flowers that carpet gardens with color in early spring.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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“Tightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightens. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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