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Recent Examples of tighten
Most other tightening devices use one frequency and can thereby work on only one layer of skin at a time.
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Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
Thursday’s Security Council meeting, which was attended by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, unfolded against a backdrop in which security forces have seen some security gains in downtown Port-au-Prince but as armed groups continue to expand and tighten their grip.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The proposal would tighten exemption requirements for companies that provide charitable nonprofit low- and moderate-income housing.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
The push to strengthen soot regulation yielded a major win in 2024, when the Biden-era EPA tightened the annual standard and adopted a 25% reduction in allowable fine particulate matter levels.
—Chaewon Chung
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
Thursday’s Security Council meeting, which was attended by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, unfolded against a backdrop in which security forces have seen some security gains in downtown Port-au-Prince but as armed groups continue to expand and tighten their grip.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The proposal would tighten exemption requirements for companies that provide charitable nonprofit low- and moderate-income housing.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
The push to strengthen soot regulation yielded a major win in 2024, when the Biden-era EPA tightened the annual standard and adopted a 25% reduction in allowable fine particulate matter levels.
—Chaewon Chung
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tighten
Verb
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Instead, he was intrigued by a scene in which Back visibly tensed up after the producers told him he was suspected of being Satoshi.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The uneven ground forces the body to tense with every step.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The candidates themselves must live within the district’s boundaries, which stretch across large portions of northwest and west-central Georgia and include parts of western metro Atlanta.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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