as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
Dogs must be leashed while in the dog park.
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Recent Examples of leash
Despite some ongoing discussion about lifting the limit to that same 750 watts, EU countries still keep street-legal ebikes leashed at 250 watts.
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Reports about off-leash dogs have risen 6%over the past year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Dogs are welcome, but they must be leashed at all times.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Moments into the melody, a passing dog, leashed beside its owner, halted and began to howl in pitch with the jazz music.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Reports about off-leash dogs have risen 6%over the past year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Dogs are welcome, but they must be leashed at all times.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Moments into the melody, a passing dog, leashed beside its owner, halted and began to howl in pitch with the jazz music.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leash
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The post 9/11 blunders in which Cheney played a part can be tied to the rise of ISIS, perennial instability in the Middle East, the migrant crisis and the crushing debt burden ($38 trillion and counting) that looms over the US economy.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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This was tied at 20-20 through 14 minutes, until the game went tilt with a 20-5 Aztecs run to close the half.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 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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There are no public details of what specific benefits or financial incentives the college — which has been strapped for cash — would get from the high-rise presidential library, if any.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their separation came five years after the couple were entangled in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Ohtani’s really did appear to be lunar-bound.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even though October 31 is officially behind us, the rollout of celebrity Halloween costumes are bound to continue over the next couple of days.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
1 Nov. 2025
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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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The Migos star — who shares three children with Cardi — later appeared to lash out at her on a new song released at the end of October.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Strong winds also are expected to lash the West Coast as an atmospheric river (a corridor of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere, sometimes called a tropical plume) arrives on Friday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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