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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tighten .
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Examples
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Historically, the Kremlin tightens media and societal controls before elections.
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His skin tightens as the February air pours in around him, but he isn't troubled by the cold.
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Although some people see results immediately, the results get better over a three to six month time period, as new collagen is formed and the skin tightens.
Leaf and Rusher Medical Skin Care Clinic – Unequalled Expertise in the MedSpa World 2006
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Tuvok steps toward Arturis, whose expression tightens.
Becoming Human: The Seven of Nine™ Saga Various Authors 1998
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Tuvok steps toward Arturis, whose expression tightens.
Becoming Human: The Seven of Nine™ Saga Various Authors 1998
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The agreement with Shell "tightens" Noble's relationship with the U.K. and Netherlands-based oil major, said a research note by Tudor Pickering Holt.
Noble Acquires Frontier for $2.16 Billion, Inks Shell Pact 2010
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A lot of times on the big points everyone kind of tightens up a little bit.
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"He's got a decent stroke, but I think once he misses a couple, it kind of tightens him up."
latimes.com - News 2010
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It's weird to think about, but as you add more and more oil, the "net" of water that forms around each molecule of oil gets "stretched," and so the whole mixture kind of tightens up, becoming thick.
Politics Francis Lam 2010
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"Obviously any time there's a layoff everybody kind of tightens their purse strings a bit," said Hozjan.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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