as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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With her taut hair bun and supreme confidence, Taurasi inspired a generation of players while racking up records and championships.
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John Marshall, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Guitarist John Watson and bassist Vic Byers traded taut vocals and swaggering, distorted riffs.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
During the taut final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Henley struck all the right chords at Bay Hill with an Arnie-like Sunday charge, featuring a 4-shot swing in a three-hole span highlighted by a chip-in for eagle on the par-5 16th hole.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Black Bag, a taut spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, is an argument for the filmmaker’s ruthless efficiency.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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John Marshall, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Guitarist John Watson and bassist Vic Byers traded taut vocals and swaggering, distorted riffs.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
During the taut final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Henley struck all the right chords at Bay Hill with an Arnie-like Sunday charge, featuring a 4-shot swing in a three-hole span highlighted by a chip-in for eagle on the par-5 16th hole.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Black Bag, a taut spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, is an argument for the filmmaker’s ruthless efficiency.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for taut
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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