taut

adjective

ˈtȯt How to pronounce taut (audio)
Definition of tautnext
as in tight
stretched with little or no give a taut clothesline

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Recent Examples of taut For a woman who died in 1818, her face seems slightly too taut, her eyes slightly too wide, her skin slightly too bright. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Bass is taut and clean, midrange clear and expressive, and treble crisp and extended for a high definition performance with all manner of music. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Cleverly shot, the film made good use of its taut 74-minute running time (not counting commercials, of course). — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Yates was the one to finally blink in what had been a taut pitchers’ duel between the Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki and the Angels’ Reid Detmers. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for taut
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  • Every dollar poured in weaves the technology’s success and the US economy tighter and tighter together.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Similar tensions are emerging in South Korea, with growing opposition to data centers near residential areas and proposals for tighter local restrictions, even as the national government pushes to accelerate development.
    — April Roach,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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