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pinched(verb, adjective, poverty)
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hard up(verb, adjective, phrasal verb)
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hard pressed(expression, idiom)
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sorely pressed(expression, idiom)
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aground
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graveled
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nonplused
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nonplussed
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put to it(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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puzzled
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at a loss(expression, idiom)
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at a nonplus(expression, idiom)
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at a standstill(expression, idiom)
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at bay(expression, idiom)
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aux abois(expression, idiom)
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driven to extremity(expression, idiom)
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hard set(expression, idiom)
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reduced to straits(expression, idiom)
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run hard(expression, idiom)
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set fast(expression, idiom)
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APASmart Define. (2015). straitened thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/straitened/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, straitened thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/straitened/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "straitened thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/straitened/thesaurus/synonyms>