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Recent Examples of tightened
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
To pay for the new expenses, the bill would have eliminated some corporation tax cuts to tech and pharmaceutical industries, made short-term rentals pay the state’s hotel tax, and tightened a tax break for limited liability company owners that pay lower income tax rates.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Regulators have tightened carbon standards in an attempt to further cut emissions from fuels in California’s transportation system.
—Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Over the third quarter of 2024, some banks have tightened their lending standards for credit card loans, lowered their credit limits and increased minimum credit score requirements, according to the Federal Reserve.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the governing body tightened its regulations on trans athletes to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in the female category.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The reports have sparked calls for Britain’s rules on political donations to be tightened — quickly.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Following huge antigovernment protests in 2019 in nearby Hong Kong, authorities have further tightened control in the city, where political activism already did not pose the same threat to Beijing.
—Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
However, Disney reportedly backed out of this after the US government tightened regulations on the use of drones.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
The game tightened in the second, the Kings taking the lead before the Lakers’ best players took control.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
To pay for the new expenses, the bill would have eliminated some corporation tax cuts to tech and pharmaceutical industries, made short-term rentals pay the state’s hotel tax, and tightened a tax break for limited liability company owners that pay lower income tax rates.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Regulators have tightened carbon standards in an attempt to further cut emissions from fuels in California’s transportation system.
—Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Over the third quarter of 2024, some banks have tightened their lending standards for credit card loans, lowered their credit limits and increased minimum credit score requirements, according to the Federal Reserve.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the governing body tightened its regulations on trans athletes to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in the female category.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The reports have sparked calls for Britain’s rules on political donations to be tightened — quickly.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Following huge antigovernment protests in 2019 in nearby Hong Kong, authorities have further tightened control in the city, where political activism already did not pose the same threat to Beijing.
—Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
However, Disney reportedly backed out of this after the US government tightened regulations on the use of drones.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightened
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The outspoken Goldberg could come across as dogmatic and inflexible, but proved strategic behind the scenes.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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But critics say the agreements are inflexible, expensive and go beyond correcting constitutional violations.Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its hydraulic steering was extremely communicative, responsive, and busy, relaying every crease in the tarmac at all times — to the point of requiring a firm grip and faster than average hands — just the way any driving aficionado desires.Peter Nelson, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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The report gives fresh voice to allegations of misconduct that have circulated around Gaetz for years, in spite of his firm denials.Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hope for a world where vines would one day flourish, strong and unyielding, in the place of mines.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36 took effect this month.Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ford faced stiff competition from General Motors this year.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In the lab, a piece of aerogel material a couple millimeters thick is held taut inside a metal frame.Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sharp’s hushed but taut narration played out in real time, like an announcer calling a tennis game.Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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This adaptability means you’re not locked into a rigid method.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Together, the observations point to a rigid, mostly solid interior beneath Io’s surface, rather than a global magma ocean — solving a 45-year mystery started by Voyager 1’s observations.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The whole package is great fun, and everything wraps up in a blessedly tight 95 minutes (man, movies are way too long these days).Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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In general, the skin on your feet may feel rough, tight, and hard at times.Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Tightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightened. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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