tighten
Example Sentences
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When older adults activated one muscle to stabilize themselves, the opposing muscle often tightened at the same time.
From Science Daily
S&P expects some emerging Asian central banks—particularly Indonesia and the Philippines—to tighten policy in response to energy prices, weaker current accounts and softer currencies.
The lawmakers mentioned the FCC’s move earlier this year to tighten its foreign ownership framework to bolster transparency.
From Los Angeles Times
Furthermore, rising yields increase borrowing costs and tighten financial conditions.
From MarketWatch
“In barely a week, bond traders have swung from expecting rate cuts to pricing in roughly a 50% probability of a tightening move by October,” he added.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
