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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Now his life had become too bound up in theirs.
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Back then, their identity wasn’t bound up in concepts like 4-4-2, wingers and attack, attack, attack.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
What happened on territory was bound up with security guarantees, the presidency said in a briefing.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The passage of time is inextricably bound up with how humans represent our own experiences.
—Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Back then, their identity wasn’t bound up in concepts like 4-4-2, wingers and attack, attack, attack.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
What happened on territory was bound up with security guarantees, the presidency said in a briefing.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The passage of time is inextricably bound up with how humans represent our own experiences.
—Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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