as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
Florida won its first Stanley Cup last year in epic fashion, in a taut Game 7 — the Cats finally earning a first franchise Cup, Edmonton denied its first since ever-distant 1990, and McDavid denied ... again.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Keep the cables taut at all times, and protect the bark from rubbing by using rags or short sections of old garden hose.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
The final showdown involves a clever variation on the taut bomb-defusing scenario that had already become cliché for these movies, and no amount of Tom Cruise running gives many of the action sequences much distinction.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Almost 60 years later, with these two worlds living side by side, Creede is a taut microcosm of current national divisions.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Keep the cables taut at all times, and protect the bark from rubbing by using rags or short sections of old garden hose.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
The final showdown involves a clever variation on the taut bomb-defusing scenario that had already become cliché for these movies, and no amount of Tom Cruise running gives many of the action sequences much distinction.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Almost 60 years later, with these two worlds living side by side, Creede is a taut microcosm of current national divisions.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
Adjective
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The Moccamaster can hold brewing temperatures within a variance of 4 degrees Celsius and extract coffee within very tight parameters.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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This minimizes losses from expired or unsold products and lowers risk by maintaining tighter control over merchandise.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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