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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It is also bound up with identity.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
This frame, two singles from the project bound up one sales tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
It’s gotten louder and rowdier in recent years – and increasingly bound up with the Hindu-nationalist politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Inside a tent along the route, the air was thick with marijuana and music.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
This frame, two singles from the project bound up one sales tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
It’s gotten louder and rowdier in recent years – and increasingly bound up with the Hindu-nationalist politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Inside a tent along the route, the air was thick with marijuana and music.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bound up
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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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