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Recent Examples of tauten
From that queasiness comes bristly tension, tautening and deepening what otherwise seems a low-key, low-stakes character study, and eventually a sweet, conciliatory sliver of hope too.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2023
Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis.
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John Pearley Huffman,
Car and Driver,
20 Apr. 2022
Those systems use hydraulics or electromagnetic fluids to soften or tauten the ride.
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Jack Stewart,
WIRED,
9 Apr. 2018
BMW’s adaptive dampers stifle road imperfections and tauten the 5 Series for hard cornering.
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Miles Branman,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2017
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2023
Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis.
—
John Pearley Huffman,
Car and Driver,
20 Apr. 2022
Those systems use hydraulics or electromagnetic fluids to soften or tauten the ride.
—
Jack Stewart,
WIRED,
9 Apr. 2018
BMW’s adaptive dampers stifle road imperfections and tauten the 5 Series for hard cornering.
—
Miles Branman,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tauten
Verb
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Vucic has gradually tightened his grip on power since his populist party took over the Serbian government 14 years ago.
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The roots of this position lie in the energy crisis of the 1970s, which prompted most of Europe to tighten its codes so that buildings would be more efficient.
Verb
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Ewing has recognized his shoulders tensing and his upper body going stiff.
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Be a good child, do what they’re told, be the best child, a tremble in their hands, say nothing, tensed for the knock on the door.
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“Tauten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tauten. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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