constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
has constricted
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present perfectof constrict (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz has constricted crude flows to Asia, where giant refineries ordinarily transform it into fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
We see the ways reconstructionism has expanded what was possible for him, and the way redemptionism has constricted it.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
Local resistance has constricted the development of the onshore wind industry.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
Campaign strategist David Axelrod and his Chicago-based spin wizards have primarily gone negative, weaving a straitjacket for Romney that has constricted his every move.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2012
In recent years, as the economy has constricted and budgets have become tighter at smaller places in particular, programs have started to look to save wherever they can.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2010
