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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautened
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Stadium perimeter tightened for event At Dallas Stadium, security measures are already visible.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
6 June 2026 -
The gold and black collection includes the Nodo Fiorentino (Florentino knot) ring, which reinterpreted the pattern of a yarn looped and tightened, and the Arezzo chain and bracelet which evoked the movement of interlaced threads through links.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Instead, he was intrigued by a scene in which Back visibly tensed up after the producers told him he was suspected of being Satoshi.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The slope down to the sidewalk was barely an inch high, but everyone tensed.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tautened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautened. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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