as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Run is a taut thriller that feels like an elevated Lifetime movie in all the right ways.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
This game was expected to be a taut preview of the gold-medal game but has turned into a bludgeoning.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
What ensues is a brilliantly taut ensemble piece.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Run is a taut thriller that feels like an elevated Lifetime movie in all the right ways.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
This game was expected to be a taut preview of the gold-medal game but has turned into a bludgeoning.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
What ensues is a brilliantly taut ensemble piece.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
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But as the season has progressed and the pressure has increased, their margins of victory have become tighter.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Cornyn’s legislation comes as the four-term senator is locked in a tight GOP primary contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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