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Recent Examples of tightens
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
Now, as drought tightens across the seven states that share the Colorado River, Upper Basin states are calling on California to cut its diversions in exchange for more desalination facilities.
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Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
The plan tightens emission limits while creating new incentives and free permits aimed at preventing refineries and manufacturers from leaving the state.
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
This tightens already tight family budgets and adds to the gender pay gap, as fathers don’t tend to reduce work hours in the summer.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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,
1 June 2026
Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Spencer Pratt gains ground on Karen Bass as LA mayoral race tightens.
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FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The loop tightens with each pass.
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Douglas Goodwin,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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
Now, as drought tightens across the seven states that share the Colorado River, Upper Basin states are calling on California to cut its diversions in exchange for more desalination facilities.
—
Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
The plan tightens emission limits while creating new incentives and free permits aimed at preventing refineries and manufacturers from leaving the state.
—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
This tightens already tight family budgets and adds to the gender pay gap, as fathers don’t tend to reduce work hours in the summer.
—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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.
—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Spencer Pratt gains ground on Karen Bass as LA mayoral race tightens.
—
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The loop tightens with each pass.
—
Douglas Goodwin,
The Conversation,
1 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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The primary to represent the upstate New York district, which stretches from the Canadian border to straddling the northern Albany suburbs, became increasingly bitter as Constantino and Smullen threatened legal action against each other over claims made during the campaign.
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The impact stretches beyond North Park.
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“Tightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightens. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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