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NARROWED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made narrow; limited in breadth
Example:
a narrowed view of the world
Classified under:
Similar:
constricted (drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Reduced in size as by squeezing together
Example:
his narrowed eyes
Classified under:
Similar:
narrow (not wide)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb narrow
Context examples:
Then the surgeon attaches it to the coronary artery, just above and below the narrowed area or blockage.
(Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
A procedure to enlarge the opening in a blood vessel that has become narrowed or blocked by plaque (a buildup of fat and cholesterol on the inner wall of the blood vessel).
(Angioplasty, NCI Dictionary)
If you have coronary artery disease, the arteries in your heart are narrowed or blocked by a sticky material called plaque.
(Angioplasty, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The fact was that I had just seen something which filled me with surprise and at the same time narrowed the field of our inquiry immensely.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Still, you will likely either receive the call this month or find out that your prospective employer has narrowed the list of most-qualified applicants.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The eyes had narrowed till they were eagle-like, and Martin almost caught his breath as he noted the eagle beak with its dilated nostrils, defiant, assertive, aggressive.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It results from the release of histamine and histamine-like substances from mast cells, and can present with breathing difficulty due to narrowed airways, dizziness and hypotension, skin rash, weak pulse, nausea and vomiting.
(Anaphylaxis, NCI Thesaurus)
Genome sequencing narrowed that finding to a gene defect passed from one generation to the next, suggesting that the gene is an inherited risk factor for the disease.
(Study finds genetic link for rare intestinal cancer, NIH)
The team investigated a wide variety of possible mechanisms that may have caused the ejection events and narrowed the list to three candidates: meteoroid impacts, thermal stress fracturing and released water vapor.
(NASA's OSIRIS-REx Explains Bennu Mystery Particles, NASA)
A procedure performed to replace a narrowed and calcified aortic valve in patients unable to withstand open chest surgery.
(Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement, NCI Thesaurus)
