1
as in tying
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport
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2
as in bandaging
to cover with a bandage
bind the wound to stop the bleeding
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3
as in threading
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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Recent Examples of binding
Andres Clarens,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Deal outline The complexity of a new grand bargain became apparent when the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in May released and approved a non-binding term sheet.
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Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
When language that sounds intentional, personal, and binding can be produced at scale by a speaker who bears no consequence, the expectations listeners are entitled to hold of a speaker begin to erode.
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Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
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Adjective
In fact, close to half of all Americans live somewhere that made a legally binding commitment to cleaner energy in the early 2020s.
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Andres Clarens,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Deal outline The complexity of a new grand bargain became apparent when the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in May released and approved a non-binding term sheet.
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Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Noun
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow.
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New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
When language that sounds intentional, personal, and binding can be produced at scale by a speaker who bears no consequence, the expectations listeners are entitled to hold of a speaker begin to erode.
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Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
The six Republican appointees said those protections were effectively useless and not binding.
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Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binding
Adjective
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Club sources insist the process of finding a successor to Marco Silva remains ongoing and that comments made last week by Fulham vice chairman and director of football operations Tony Khan that there were two leading candidates for the role remain valid.
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Yet amidst the hype, scientists working in the aging field are broadly in agreement that the underlying notion is valid.
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The Surf Gang producer stays busy with a new tape that links an eclectic cast of 25 collaborators with his shimmery beats.
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Cristobal studies tape of every player UM signs, but Smith does a lot of the necessary legwork, because even Cristobal — with his tireless work ethic — can’t do everything.
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As Dubner himself acknowledged in the anniversary foreword, the original book was written without a central thesis tying everything together.
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In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Risico says Wilder, who had already killed multiple women, electrically shocked different parts of her body after tying her up in a motel room.
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In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy.
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After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.
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Months of legal jostling leading up to the hearing centered largely on media access.
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Lawyers remained advocates for private clients, but Wilson increasingly described them as participants in preserving the legal order upon which republican government depended.
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Additionally, Thursday morning’s mission was the last to use the Atlas V’s most powerful configuration with five strap-on solid rocket boosters.
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Pz’ spends much of his proper debut, No Turning Back, equally baffled by his good fortune and ready to fasten it to his side with a Gucci strap before anyone else can take it.
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Critics argue that the approach risks hampering Europe’s competitiveness.
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The sanctions are hampering work on a broad array of investigations at the court.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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“Binding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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