as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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Recent Examples of taut
The final showdown involves a clever variation on the taut bomb-defusing scenario that had already become cliché for these movies, and no amount of Tom Cruise running gives many of the action sequences much distinction.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Almost 60 years later, with these two worlds living side by side, Creede is a taut microcosm of current national divisions.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Who would tap a director unproven on a feature level to direct a taut action thriller movie with a $150 million budget?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Complex wine with beautifully taut tension, flavors of light red fruit, belle acidité and an enjoyable tangy snap on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Almost 60 years later, with these two worlds living side by side, Creede is a taut microcosm of current national divisions.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Who would tap a director unproven on a feature level to direct a taut action thriller movie with a $150 million budget?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Complex wine with beautifully taut tension, flavors of light red fruit, belle acidité and an enjoyable tangy snap on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taut
tight
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Money was tighter than a banjo string around the Carter house at that time.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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All three teams are putting on a show, and with the race so tight, the trio of teams could be fighting for the same prizes when the trade deadline arrives.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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