The sail tightened in the strong wind.
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Tightened
Synonyms for "tightened" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Verb(5 words)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
Noun(1 words)
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18 entriesbolt tighteningnut tighteningscrew tighteningtightened bolttightened compliancetightened credit conditionstightened deadlinetightened lending standardstightened liquiditytightened oversighttightened scheduletightened screwtightened seamtightened standardstightened timelinetightening controls
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Collocations
12 entriestighten a bolttighten a nuttighten a screwtighten controlstighten securitytighten the screwstightened controlstightened deadlinetightened fiscal policytightened restrictionstightened scheduletightened security
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7 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He suddenly tightened his arm around her.
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The skin tightened as it dried.
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Critics are coming down hard on tightened economic restrictions.
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