constricted

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They’re reflections of our overall culture, which is coded to navigate around violence and depravity, as well as all the ways freedom of expression is being constricted.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

The medications activate potassium channels, which relax pericytes and allow previously constricted blood vessels to widen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

After DexCom shifted its focus to the Type 2 population last year, Type 1 sales constricted.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

And Mr. Stock’s Micah is sensitive to the point of seeming to squirm inside a constricted, wounded soul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

She did her best not to flinch, to look firmly and undaunted into those colorless eyes, but fear constricted her throat.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke