tenses

present tense third-person singular of tense
as in tightens
to draw tight he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck

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tightens
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  • Veling also thinks once the inventory tightens, prices will either stabilize or begin another run up, depending on the supply-and-demand dynamics for each local market.
    Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The warning comes as Washington also tightens restrictions on Chinese vehicles.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Tenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenses. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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