1
: a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on
2
: a dangerously precarious situation
—usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope
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Gavin O’Connor walked quite the tonal tightrope on The Accountant 2.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Running Patagonia is a balancing act on a tightrope performed under a microscope, in a time plagued by greenwashing and corporate mistrust.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, the sophomore single’s creative tightrope is not a secret.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Who doesn’t gasp with delight at a bicyclist doing cartwheels on a tightrope?
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Running Patagonia is a balancing act on a tightrope performed under a microscope, in a time plagued by greenwashing and corporate mistrust.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, the sophomore single’s creative tightrope is not a secret.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Who doesn’t gasp with delight at a bicyclist doing cartwheels on a tightrope?
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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tightrope
noun
tight·rope
-ˌrōp 
: a rope or wire stretched tight for acrobats to perform on
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