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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
the cords of trust and affection that exist between the longtime friends
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as in to rope
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Recent Examples of cord
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Her surgery was in October 2023, and the family would return a month later when their daughter, Aubrey, then 7, also needed surgery for a tethered cord and Chiari malformation.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
With discounts, solar-ready technology, and ultra-safe LiFePO₄ batteries, there’s never been a better time to cut the cord and power life – anywhere.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The natural silk cord lays comfortably on the skin and the kelp pendant lends an ethereal touch that is elegant but slightly bohemian.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Her surgery was in October 2023, and the family would return a month later when their daughter, Aubrey, then 7, also needed surgery for a tethered cord and Chiari malformation.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
With discounts, solar-ready technology, and ultra-safe LiFePO₄ batteries, there’s never been a better time to cut the cord and power life – anywhere.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cord
Noun
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How to watch USA Network – Access through a cable TV provider or streaming service.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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All of the cable alternative’s packages offer NFL Network, along with more than 90 other channels — such as CBS, ABC, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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There are more subtle links between the franchises as well, like the casting of Cameron Brown as the Drone Synth in the film.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Karri raised a couple of million pounds in funding last October to develop this model, and put it to good use by roping in legendary agency Pentagram for its industrial design inputs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 Sep. 2025
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With two men on and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Duran roped a hard line drive into the right-center gap, which rolled into the triangle between center fielder Oneil Cruz and right fielder Alexander Canario.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Citrus Heights Mexican restaurant was closed after health inspectors discovered nine live and dead German cockroaches in various areas including rice and bean bulk containers, wire rack storage and the hallway.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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To make the calculations, Bloomberg used earnings yields as a proxy for equity returns; the gap between borrowing rates in yen and Swiss francs and similar-maturity investment yields in dollars to estimate the carry; and bond indexes that capture a range of maturities for yields on government debt.—
Anya Andrianova,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The bond market was closed on Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Crew members strap Vaughan into the harness, attach him to the crane, and lift him off the ground as Bennett films the whole thing on his cell phone.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Marty Friedman straps one on and puts it through its paces, cranking out some maximum riffage while lighting up Godzilla on the face of the guitar.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Not to be left out is a perpétuelle montre à tact in 20-karat gold with ties to King George IV of Great Britain.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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In a back-and-forth game that included 15 lead changes and 12 ties, the Heat won the game on a game-winning inbounds play in overtime.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Overturning the validity of the IEEPA tariffs but doing as Katyal suggested and limiting the decision to prospective relief could thread an incredibly difficult needle.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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An across-the-board presence of Spanish and Andalusian productions Spanish and Andalusian signatures thread the lineup.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cord. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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