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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To be sure, the drive to appropriate was often bound up with sadism and love of domination.
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Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Most Jews in the diaspora, though, did not yet see Israel’s fate as bound up with their own.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The most subjective of all the beauty categories, fragrance is incredibly tricky to judge—bound up in biases (not to mention allergies), personal memories, and cultural preferences.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Halaby is the second artist to win the award, after Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino, who was honored in 2024 for her commitment to examining themes of violence bound up in race and gender.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Most Jews in the diaspora, though, did not yet see Israel’s fate as bound up with their own.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The most subjective of all the beauty categories, fragrance is incredibly tricky to judge—bound up in biases (not to mention allergies), personal memories, and cultural preferences.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Halaby is the second artist to win the award, after Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino, who was honored in 2024 for her commitment to examining themes of violence bound up in race and gender.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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