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as in to tie
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport
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as in to thread
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind
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as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
the store owner held the would-be burglar in a makeshift bind until the police officers could arrive
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Recent Examples of bind
Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Back at Chalmers, Mckinley Morris watched his kindergartner bound toward Crockett, hugging him before racing through the colorful entryway.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The combination of the two put Texas in a bind, with five of Texas's eight men who saw action finishing with a negative plus/minus.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The 32-nation military organization is bound together by a mutual defense clause, Article 5 of NATO’s founding Washington treaty, which commits every country to come to the defense of an ally whose territory is under threat.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Back at Chalmers, Mckinley Morris watched his kindergartner bound toward Crockett, hugging him before racing through the colorful entryway.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
But if Stroud cannot grow through his struggles, the Texans will be in a bind.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The combination of the two put Texas in a bind, with five of Texas's eight men who saw action finishing with a negative plus/minus.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bind
Verb
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Xavier Booker tied a season-high with eight boards.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Companies operating in sectors tied to land, water, minerals, and security often sit directly on fault lines where rights claims and economic goals collide.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Later, still bandaged and bleeding, Martinez was arrested by the FBI on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Others are leaving, bandaged, carrying the caps and aftercare kits their clinics provided.—
Matthew Kayser,
Ascend Agency,
16 Jan. 2026
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The resort also has a gorgeous, airy gym with those same views of the volcano, tennis and pickle-ball courts, and solid ocean programming that includes sunrise paddles in the resort’s outrigger canoe, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and diving.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Serve it with or without a bun plus your favorite toppings like pickles, slaw, and extra sauce.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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The chain, of course, is known for its 24/7 operating capacity.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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All available buses will be outfitted with chains on their tires, but articulated ones will be removed from service for safety reasons.—
January 25,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bonta is blunt about how constrained the state will be.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Management said as much on the earnings call Wednesday evening, signaling that if the company had allocated all its GPUs that came online to Azure, year over year cloud revenue growth would have been 40% instead of the supply constrained 38% on a constant currency basis.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There is something healing about what’s coming in for you right now—maybe in a literal, physical sense.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Let America start to heal from Miller’s metastatic influence, and deport him from the White House for good.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This year, however, my predicament has grown more urgent.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Owner’s Jail, to put it nicely, is the predicament of NFL fans whose team is owned by someone whose stewardship does not inspire great optimism.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Horses aren’t meant to be confined only to a stable, the O’Donnells explained.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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However, the allegations of widespread fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship is not confined to those on the starboard side of the political balance beam.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Bind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bind. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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