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tightens

  • present tense form
    of tighten (3rd person singular).
    tighten
    verb (used with or without object)
    to make or become tight or tighter.

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Hopefully when his right arm tightens up, he’ll step out of the box.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The pipeline strike tightens the squeeze Saudi Arabia faces on both of its main export corridors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The artificial-intelligence data-center build-out is boosting copper demand just as supply tightens — a combination that could keep pushing the metal higher, even if the debasement trade cools.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dakari’s hand tightens around mine, but I pull away and search the clearing around us until I find a skinny boy in a dirt-smudged tunic.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray