as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Still, director Alexandre Aja’s psychologically taut feature blazes its own trail, dropping us into the middle of one family’s ghastly, worsening crisis, craftily drawing its scares from their interpersonal and intrapersonal strife.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Take a break from taut styles to reduce tension and preserve the root.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 July 2024
At a merch table, a stack of posters depicted Lake in a Rosie the Riveter pose, showing off her taut arms.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Far more dynamic live than on the studio recordings, the taut rhythmic structures of the songs accentuated the struggles with faith, forgiveness and optimism the singer explored via bruised, bloodied narratives.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Take a break from taut styles to reduce tension and preserve the root.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 July 2024
At a merch table, a stack of posters depicted Lake in a Rosie the Riveter pose, showing off her taut arms.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Far more dynamic live than on the studio recordings, the taut rhythmic structures of the songs accentuated the struggles with faith, forgiveness and optimism the singer explored via bruised, bloodied narratives.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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