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as in close
not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)
the lid forms a tight seal with the canister that will keep the spices fresh
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as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
a tight screw that won't come loose a jar with a tight lid
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as in stingy
giving or sharing as little as possible
is fairly tight with his money
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as in crowded
having little space between items or parts
the traffic on the freeway was so tight we couldn't get over to the exit we wanted
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as in narrow
showing little difference in the standing of the competitors
a tight race for governor
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as in taut
stretched with little or no give
the rope was pulled tight
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as in familiar
closely acquainted
supposedly he and the rock star have been totally tight since they went to high school together
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
a few of the bar's patrons spent several hours getting tight without the bartender cutting them off
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Recent Examples of tight
People with tighter budgets, on the other hand, have been struggling to get ahead.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Look closely at seam quality and make sure the stitching is tight and even.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
By studying this new planetary nursery and others like it, astronomers hope to get a tighter grasp on how our own solar system came to be.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Scheffler won his first start of 2026 in the California desert by turning a tight final round into another rout.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Look closely at seam quality and make sure the stitching is tight and even.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
By studying this new planetary nursery and others like it, astronomers hope to get a tighter grasp on how our own solar system came to be.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Scheffler won his first start of 2026 in the California desert by turning a tight final round into another rout.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tight
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Many of the scouts in attendance on Tuesday — from about half the NFL teams — would have been keeping a close eye on left tackle Kage Casey.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2026
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If balloons are around, close supervision is required.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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The hijacking sparked a dramatic police chase that ended in a rush-hour shootout when the truck became stuck in traffic on the busy Miramar Parkway.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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And the discussion often gets stuck on details, which prevents progress toward broader agreements.—
Karen Schlatter,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers' stingy defense hung in against the Big East champions' vibrant offense, but Ejiofor and the Johnnies have resembled a national title contender since shortly after the calendar flipped to 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers' stingy defense hung in against the Big East champions' vibrant offense, but Ejiofor and the Johnnies have resembled a national title contender since shortly after the calendar flipped to 2026.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The couple, who had been married for 50 years, didn’t know a gunman would take them hostage while trying evade police after a shootout in the crowded neighborhood park.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Despite the crowded group, Hetherman said Dunnigan will have a chance to compete for playing time.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Restaurants operate on a narrow margin.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Google Maps suggests that the same narrow house is still there.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tom had to insure that my breast was pulled completely taut.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Steeped in international cinema, Haghighi has since taken familiar tropes, forms, and genres and bent them in new directions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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So California may be readying to wage a two-front battle — the familiar one against smog, but a second, altogether new one, against an administration determined to let California get smoggy again.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Abath, who also has died, was a beer-drinking, pot-smoking music school dropout and rock ‘n roll musician who occasionally reported to work drunk.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police suspected him of driving drunk.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Tight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tight. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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