as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
While the climax sputters a bit, the rest is taut and engrossing.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
His hair is bound in a taut knot, a cape of ti leaves in muted green draped over his broad shoulders.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
While most outdoor projectors work fine when projecting onto a wall, side of a building, or even a sheet pinned up, a taut screen can enhance the viewing experience with crisper images.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The rest is all Aston Martin-quality craftsmanship, shaping the Vanquish into a taut, sleek form wrapped in formal attire.
—Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
His hair is bound in a taut knot, a cape of ti leaves in muted green draped over his broad shoulders.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
While most outdoor projectors work fine when projecting onto a wall, side of a building, or even a sheet pinned up, a taut screen can enhance the viewing experience with crisper images.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The rest is all Aston Martin-quality craftsmanship, shaping the Vanquish into a taut, sleek form wrapped in formal attire.
—Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for taut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
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Credit spreads are at their tightest in about 20 years, meaning there is little difference in yields between corporate bonds compared to government bonds.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The project, created under tight deadlines and with hobby-grade parts, is now on track for wider military use.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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