Thesaurus / tight
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Just make sure the cap is on tight so it doesn’t leak, and that the bottle is not hot enough to burn you.
HOW TO STAY WARM WHILE SLEEPING IN THE FRIGID OUTDOORSALISHA MCDARRISFEBRUARY 12, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEIt may have been a lucky tip that led Freeman to the arrest, but it was his ability to connect with the tight-knit community—and his passion for investigating the heists—that put him in a position to receive it.
BEE THEFT IS ALMOST A PERFECT CRIME—BUT THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWNANDREW ZALESKIFEBRUARY 9, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEBrady threw three touchdowns passes, two to tight end Rob Gronkowski and one to wideout Antonio Brown.
THAT REALLY WAS ONE OF THE LEAST ENJOYABLE SUPER BOWLS OF ALL TIMENEIL GREENBERGFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTKansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes finally got in sync with star tight end Travis Kelce, who had just one catch before the drive but then had four for 41 en route to the field goal.
SUPER BOWL HIGHLIGHTS: BUCS CELEBRATE CHAMPIONSHIP, TOM BRADY WINS MVPDES BIELER, MARK MASKE, CHUCK CULPEPPERFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe Kansas City defense had a goal-line stand in the second quarter to keep the game temporarily tight.
BUCCANEERS DEFEAT CHIEFS IN SUPER BOWL LV, 31-9, AS TOM BRADY CLAIMS HIS SEVENTH CHAMPIONSHIPMARK MASKEFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIf we evaluate this season the same way, teams are earning an average of 93 points per 82 games with two-thirds of the league falling within just three standing points of that average, indicating a much tighter race from top to bottom.
‘LOSER POINTS’ COULD PRODUCE SOME UNLIKELY WINNERS IN 2021 NHL SEASONNEIL GREENBERGFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMoney was expected to be tight in state funds, so he ordered almost everyone in his administration to cut 5% from their budgets.
STATE BUDGETS ARE IN TATTERS. REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON SAY TOO BADPHILIP ELLIOTTFEBRUARY 4, 2021TIMETravis Kelce, he’s the best tight end in the game if you ask me.
TRAVIS KELCE IS THE BEST TIGHT END IN FOOTBALL. JUST ASK ANY NFL PLAYER.ADAM KILGOREFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI’ll predict that Kelce, who has become the best tight end in the NFL, will catch seven passes for 82 yards.
PREDICTIONS FOR SUPER BOWL LV: LOTS OF SCORING, PLUS A CONCERN FOR PATRICK MAHOMESJOHN CLAYTONFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe Washington Wizards again found themselves locked in a tight fourth-quarter battle Wednesday night in Miami.
WIZARDS RISE TO THEIR OWN DEFENSE, BEAT THE HEAT ON THE ROADAVA WALLACEFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWORDS RELATED TO TIGHT
- anchored
- bolted
- braced
- cemented
- closed
- durable
- embedded
- fast
- fastened
- fixed
- immobile
- immovable
- motionless
- mounted
- nailed
- petrified
- riveted
- robust
- rooted
- screwed
- secure
- secured
- set
- settled
- solid
- sound
- spiked
- stationary
- steady
- strong
- sturdy
- substantial
- taut
- tenacious
- tight
- tightened
- unfluctuating
- unshakable
- welded
- acquisitive
- avaricious
- avid
- carnivorous
- close
- close-fisted
- covetous
- craving
- desirous
- devouring
- eager
- edacious
- esurient
- gluttonous
- gobbling
- gormandizing
- grabby
- grasping
- grudging
- gulping
- guzzling
- hoggish
- hungry
- impatient
- insatiable
- insatiate
- intemperate
- itchy
- miserly
- omnivorous
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- piggish
- prehensile
- rapacious
- ravening
- ravenous
- selfish
- stingy
- swinish
- tight
- tight-fisted
- voracious
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