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 race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.
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Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026
After breaking free from that sheltered existence, Ashish sets out across continents, driven by a goal bound up in the memory of his late brother.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2026
Follow the money These examples underscore how people’s financial lives are bound up with their values.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From its earliest centuries, Christianity was bound up with politics.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026
After breaking free from that sheltered existence, Ashish sets out across continents, driven by a goal bound up in the memory of his late brother.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2026
Follow the money These examples underscore how people’s financial lives are bound up with their values.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From its earliest centuries, Christianity was bound up with politics.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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