narrowed

verb

Definition of narrowednext
past tense of narrow
as in tightened

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  1. tightened
  2. lessened
  3. impeded
  4. blocked
  5. obstructed
  6. contracted
  7. restricted
  8. limited
Verb
  • Camp Pendleton has tightened access to the sprawling Marine base in North County in the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But the Pole tightened when on the front foot in two baseline exchanges, moving forward at the wrong time and letting Fritz move out in front.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of tightened
Verb
  • The brutal workload was lessened slightly by an edict from Nickelodeon.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers lessened the overall impact of errors brought on by flaws in the experimental apparatus by regulating the laser pulse patterns.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of lessened
Verb
  • Late in the game, #63 of the Baltimore Colts threw a great block that impeded two of the Giants defenders to spring Alan Ameche (#35) for a long gain.
    Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to extreme weather conditions, the cast and crew had to contend with various Hollywood strike shutdowns that impeded filming.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • But he was blocked in the courts.
    Tyche Hendricks, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The pain behind the ear pressure is a result of the Eustachian tube being blocked from other outside factors including allergies and infections — with kids being more susceptible due to having smaller Eustachian tubes.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blocked
Verb
  • But there are still 5,000 seats that have obstructed views.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Such large-scale research has been difficult, particularly during the most deadly waves of the pandemic when clinic restrictions and medical emergencies obstructed consistent testing.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The Public Service Enterprise Group, the company contracted to construct the project, applied Tuesday for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Maryland Public Service Commission.
    FOX45 News, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Through this, the team was able to see that new memories were replayed and cemented in the brain during a fleeting moment in one of the non-REM sleep stage subsets, which corresponded with the animals' pupils appearing contracted.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of contracted
Verb
  • As a result, access to affordable healthcare is restricted.
    Ariel Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The war was mostly fought around the Great Lakes and in Canada, but conflict wasn’t restricted to the north.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • The legislature also has restricted the type of complaints the body can investigate and limited the commission’s attempts to oversee lawmakers — familiar tactics to impede ethics commissions across the country, according to the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit that has studied the issue.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Powered by the manually wound Cricket Alarm Caliber V12, the timepiece is limited to 25 pieces and is priced at $4,950.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of limited
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