as in tightening
to draw tight
he tautened the rope and then tied it off
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Some analysts say consumers, tightening their purse strings because of inflation and tariffs, have been cutting back spending on smartphones.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025 -
For me, noir is the horror fiction of the crime genre, in which the main characters constantly make things worse for themselves in a claustrophobic, ever-tightening spiral of doom.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Seemingly immediately, your heart will begin racing and your muscles will start tensing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Sport mode is where things get serious, tensing the car’s muscles and unleashing the entire prairie of horses.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Tautening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautening. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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