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Recent Examples of tightens
The jacket is fully synthetic (no real feathers) with a high collar, deep pockets, and a hem that tightens to trap warmth.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
Repeat this motion—pulling and turning—until the dough tightens into a smooth, round ball.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and pilots’ groups have emphasized safety first, warning that the risk envelope tightens as fatigue spreads.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The bill tightens those requirements, requiring proof of work or education in most instances, tightens eligibility requirements and reduces federal spending.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Alzheimer’s disease drugs Caffeine constricts blood vessels and tightens the blood-brain barrier, potentially limiting how much Alzheimer’s medication reaches the brain and reducing its therapeutic benefit.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The election result locks in another chapter of progressive representation in Congress for southern Arizona, and tightens Republicans’ majority on Capitol Hill.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Veling also thinks once the inventory tightens, prices will either stabilize or begin another run up, depending on the supply-and-demand dynamics for each local market.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
Repeat this motion—pulling and turning—until the dough tightens into a smooth, round ball.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and pilots’ groups have emphasized safety first, warning that the risk envelope tightens as fatigue spreads.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The bill tightens those requirements, requiring proof of work or education in most instances, tightens eligibility requirements and reduces federal spending.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Alzheimer’s disease drugs Caffeine constricts blood vessels and tightens the blood-brain barrier, potentially limiting how much Alzheimer’s medication reaches the brain and reducing its therapeutic benefit.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The election result locks in another chapter of progressive representation in Congress for southern Arizona, and tightens Republicans’ majority on Capitol Hill.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Veling also thinks once the inventory tightens, prices will either stabilize or begin another run up, depending on the supply-and-demand dynamics for each local market.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightens
stretches
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At its center is a mysterious oligarch whose influence stretches across Manhattan and beyond – protected by a network of fixers, enablers and a brilliant young strategist.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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At its center is a mysterious oligarch, whose influence stretches across Manhattan and beyond – protected by a network of fixers, enablers and a brilliant young strategist.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Tightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightens. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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