as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
Nicola, played like a taut violin string by Embeth Davidtz (who also directed and adapted this story from Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name), sleeps cradling an assault rifle.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Dragging the roll slider up and down made the R1T go from a relaxed, floppy feel to a taut, engaging turner.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Pull up on the towel until both of your arms form 90-degree angles; the towel should now feel taut.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Even a fairly young redfish is a taut torpedo of muscle—a beast of an animal, which after a few years can reach as much as nine pounds, almost too big for the shallow waters that have been its nursery.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Dragging the roll slider up and down made the R1T go from a relaxed, floppy feel to a taut, engaging turner.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Pull up on the towel until both of your arms form 90-degree angles; the towel should now feel taut.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Even a fairly young redfish is a taut torpedo of muscle—a beast of an animal, which after a few years can reach as much as nine pounds, almost too big for the shallow waters that have been its nursery.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
Adjective
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Jarrett Stidham fired a tight pass in the end zone to Franklin, who shook his defender with a crisp slant route.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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August 1, 2025 The Steelers' window with Rodgers under center is tight, as the former MVP has stated that this will likely be his last season in the NFL.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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