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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Most member countries in Europe have tried to walk a tightrope between rejecting the ICC and explicitly affirming their willingness to act on the warrant.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
Morsy goes into the game against Manchester United once again walking a disciplinary tightrope having picked up four yellow cards in the first six games of the season, one more booking will lead to an automatic one-game suspension.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Without Ohtani, this could come back to Chavez Ravine next weekend on a tightrope.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The fans lurking on Reddit pages and watching Trap Lore Ross videos want to see artists figuratively walking a tightrope between art and reality.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
Morsy goes into the game against Manchester United once again walking a disciplinary tightrope having picked up four yellow cards in the first six games of the season, one more booking will lead to an automatic one-game suspension.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Without Ohtani, this could come back to Chavez Ravine next weekend on a tightrope.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The fans lurking on Reddit pages and watching Trap Lore Ross videos want to see artists figuratively walking a tightrope between art and reality.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Tightrope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tightrope. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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tightrope
noun
tight·rope
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: a rope or wire stretched tight for acrobats to perform on
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