tautens

present tense third-person singular of tauten
as in tightens
to draw tight he tautened the rope and then tied it off

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tightens
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  • Pell Grant rules are changing The new tax law also tightens eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant program, the largest federal aid program for low-income students.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Meta tightens internal limits on Claude and Codex over distillation fears.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026
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“Tautens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautens. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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