as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
How Benson Boone pays tribute to rock history on new album
Boone has said that these 10 songs, which clock in at taut 30 minutes, were inspired by Bruce Springsteen.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 June 2025
He’s had a particularly taut tightrope to walk on Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in California.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The fly hangs on its own taut line below the mesh tent peak and simply pulls closed from inside.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
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.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 June 2025
He’s had a particularly taut tightrope to walk on Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in California.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The fly hangs on its own taut line below the mesh tent peak and simply pulls closed from inside.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
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.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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