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hog-tied

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verb

past tense of hog-tie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog-tied
Adjective
  • Not long after, Brady looked helpless on his final snap as a Patriot, standing at the 1-yard line with nine seconds left because of that maneuver, which Stretch stole from Brady’s head coach and turned against them both.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As for the Aces, Vegas has lost two in a row and looked helpless last time out, losing 109-78 to the Minnesota Lynx.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Adjective
  • That fortune extended to Rice himself, who could have been maimed or paralyzed or otherwise unable to walk away.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
  • At the wedding of one of her clients, matchmaker Lucy knows just what to ask when the bride-to-be becomes paralyzed by trepidation.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.
    Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And if tariffs only cause a one-time jump in prices, weaker purchasing power could slow the economy.
    Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The airline cited weak travel demand and financial challenges.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Hog-tied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog-tied. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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