as in tight
stretched with little or no give
a taut clothesline
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The camera zooms in on Sue’s taut, luminescent flesh, which bounces in the light, causing the men around her to stare agog like cartoon characters.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
What this means in gory practice is that, after just one injection, Moore’s spine splits open—a goopy, grisly sequence that is wildly fun, if nauseating, to behold—and a shiny, taut new body (Margaret Qualley, looking resplendent) slithers out.
—The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The direction is taut as ever in an Eastwood film, and the performances are good.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
Make sure ties are taut so tiny fingers can’t reach what’s inside.
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—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
What this means in gory practice is that, after just one injection, Moore’s spine splits open—a goopy, grisly sequence that is wildly fun, if nauseating, to behold—and a shiny, taut new body (Margaret Qualley, looking resplendent) slithers out.
—The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The direction is taut as ever in an Eastwood film, and the performances are good.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
Make sure ties are taut so tiny fingers can’t reach what’s inside.
5.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Taut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taut. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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