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Recent Examples of tighten
Many businesses are tightening their advertising spending due to economic uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Even outside of conflict zones, there are cases where regulations in various countries are suddenly tightened, or domestic disasters cut off roads.
—Nx Group Contributor, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Colorado legislators tightened regulation of the herbal remedy kratom.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
As filming in Los Angeles has lessened and budgets have tightened, screenwriters have had fewer opportunities to go to the sets of their shows.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Even outside of conflict zones, there are cases where regulations in various countries are suddenly tightened, or domestic disasters cut off roads.
—Nx Group Contributor, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Colorado legislators tightened regulation of the herbal remedy kratom.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
As filming in Los Angeles has lessened and budgets have tightened, screenwriters have had fewer opportunities to go to the sets of their shows.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tighten
Verb
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Chronic impacts of emotional abuse can include anxiety, depression, insomnia, binge drinking or substance abuse and muscle tension from flinching or tensing up, Patel says.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Losing one-goal leads had threatened to become a theme against Dallas, but a fast start saw the Stars begin to tense up, instead of the other way ’round.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Mackenzie River Delta is a maze of lakes and waterways stretching hundreds of square miles.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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For your people who come to the office, organize the workspace to make standing, stretching, or walking easy to do.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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