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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They’re bound up in our habits and aversions, fears and imaginings.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Your purpose, your daily structure, your professional community, your achievements are all bound up in the business.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Older Americans might even model it for the rest of us, as compassion and care for the old are bound up with their disempowerment and expropriation.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
But new foreign competition brought its own problems, particularly for an SOE bound up in Communist-era rules.
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Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Your purpose, your daily structure, your professional community, your achievements are all bound up in the business.
—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Older Americans might even model it for the rest of us, as compassion and care for the old are bound up with their disempowerment and expropriation.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
But new foreign competition brought its own problems, particularly for an SOE bound up in Communist-era rules.
—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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