| Loser has nothing inside, but is less restricted (6) |
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| He's beaten outside the ring when more relaxed (6) |
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| No-hoper hugs love, becoming more relaxed (6) |
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| Less literal |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Less tight |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Not as strict |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2023 |
| Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2023 |
| Not as tight |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Not as tight |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2023 |
| Less snug |
Universal |
20 Jun 2022 |
| Not as tight a fit |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Not as tight |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2021 |
| When discussing failure, is more relaxed |
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| Slacker? |
Universal |
11 May 2021 |
| Slacker and no-hoper accepting Oscar |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 May 2021 |
| More relaxed |
The Washington Post |
21 Mar 2021 |
| More relaxed |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Not so tight |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Nov 2020 |
| Not so fast? |
New York Times |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Less confining |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Less strict |
Universal |
05 Oct 2019 |
| More relaxed |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2019 |
| Not as taut |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Less taut |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Less strict |
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| More relaxed |
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| Not as snug |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Aug 2018 |
| More lax |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2018 |
| More lax |
The Washington Post |
18 Apr 2018 |
| Not so strict |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2018 |
| More lax |
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| Less precise |
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| Not so strict |
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| Not as snug |
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| Less binding |
Premier Sunday |
08 Jan 2017 |
| Not as strict |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Not as precise |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2016 |
| Not as strict |
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| Like post-diet jeans |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Nov 2015 |
| Less confining |
Universal |
27 Feb 2015 |
| Less strict |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2015 |
| Less confining |
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| Less taut |
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| Less constraining |
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| Less literal |
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| Not so strict |
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| Less strict |
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| Less binding |
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| Less strict |
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| Less prudish |
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| Not so tight |
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| More likely to fall out, like a tooth |
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| Like clothes after a diet |
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| Not so tight |
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| Not as rigid |
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| More relaxed |
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| Not as tight |
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| Not as strict |
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| Not as tight |
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| Not as strict |
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| Not as strict |
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| More relaxed |
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| Slacker |
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| Not as rigid |
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| Not as tight |
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| Not so strict |
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| More relaxed |
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| Less tight |
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| Less tense |
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| Not as organized |
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| Less precise |
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| More relaxed |
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| More relaxed |
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| Less restrained |
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| More liberal |
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| More likely to fall out |
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| Less binding |
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| Not as tight |
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| Not so strict |
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| Less constraining |
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| Less uptight |
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| Less restrictive |
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| Like clothes after a diet |
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| Less tight |
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| Less stringent |
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| Not so taut |
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| Less restricted. |
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| Less strict. |
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| More relaxed. |
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| Less rigid. |
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| Less binding |
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