bound up
adjective
: closely involved or associated
—usually used with with
his life was bound up with the town's history
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The film also situates the Eraserheads within the broader context of Philippine society, exploring how their music became bound up with the nation’s identity during a period of sharp political division.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
There is also the fact that Brazil’s national self-image is so bound up with football.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead holding aces and eights at a Deadwood poker table, the practice of gambling—as a pastime and an enterprise—has been bound up in American identity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
For Paris fashion observer Benedict Epinay, the grief was bound up with memory.
—Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
There is also the fact that Brazil’s national self-image is so bound up with football.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead holding aces and eights at a Deadwood poker table, the practice of gambling—as a pastime and an enterprise—has been bound up in American identity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
For Paris fashion observer Benedict Epinay, the grief was bound up with memory.
—Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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