The media is tightly controlled in some countries.tightlytight‧ly /taɪtli/ ●●○ adverb 
He gripped the steering wheel more tightly. Marie held the baby tightly in her arms. Her eyes were tightly shut.2in a strict way: The media is tightly controlled in some countries. tightly guarded government buildings3in a way that shows you are annoyed or worried: Caroline smiled tightly.4with not much space between people or things: The houses were tightly packed together.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The media is tightly controlled in some countries.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She kept her eyes tightly closed. The woman moved closer to Beth, gripping her arm tightly. She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly. The two themes are inextricably interwoven in the book.
The media is tightly controlled in some countries. She kept her eyes tightly closed. The woman moved closer to Beth, gripping her arm tightly. (=in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support)· The young mothers in the village are a fairly close-knit group.
(=with your arms around someone) Max held her close and wiped away her tears.
Max held her close and wiped away her tears. She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly. The two themes are inextricably interwoven in the book. (=with all the members having close relationships) a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.
a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.· The box was firmly sealed with tape.
· He went on sobbing, his eyes tight shut.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1very firmly or closely: - An antique Oldsmobile crawled by, its tires crackling on the sand-covered, tightly packed ground of the flat.
- But at first the cities simply increased in number, grew in population and became more densely packed.
- He gave a six-minute inaugural speech from the South Portico before a tightly packed audience.
- He hoped that the tightly packed deuterium atoms would be set in motion, their nuclei bumping into one another and fusing.
- In the first minute of the plug formation the platelets retain their granules and remain loosely packed.
- Now, outside tightly packed row houses in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville, the streets are strewn with debris.
- The functions of the buildings in their tightly packed site are difficult to determine.
- There is a massive file cabinet stuffed with documents so old and densely packed they may be ready to ignite spontaneously.
He gripped the steering wheel more tightly. Marie held the baby tightly in her arms. Her eyes were tightly shut.2in a strict way: The media is tightly controlled in some countries. tightly guarded government buildings3in a way that shows you are annoyed or worried: Caroline smiled tightly.4with not much space between people or things: The houses were tightly packed together.