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taut

adjective

ˈtȯt How to pronounce taut (audio)
Definition of tautnext
as in tight
stretched with little or no give a taut clothesline

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Recent Examples of taut Bass is taut and clean, midrange clear and expressive, and treble crisp and extended for a high definition performance with all manner of music. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Cleverly shot, the film made good use of its taut 74-minute running time (not counting commercials, of course). — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Yates was the one to finally blink in what had been a taut pitchers’ duel between the Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki and the Angels’ Reid Detmers. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 June 2026 Dombrowski decided to retain Thomson after a taut, four-game series defeat to the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers last October. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for taut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
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  • But she is locked in a tight race against Tejano musician Bobby Pulido.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Over a tight five-day timeline — as Marnus and Ilse finish school ahead of the December holidays, and the family prepares for their summer vacation — these various tensions impact one another in tacit but perhaps terminal ways.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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