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
And when the dog finally stuck her cute little black nose through the fence, Gortenburg quickly slid a slip-lead leash through and got it around Gracie’s neck.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Dogs can be off-leash in the sandy dog park section of Salvadore Park at 1120 Andalusia Ave.
—Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
One exceptional alternative to having to hold your dog’s leash the entire time is to put them in an outdoor pen.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Where does the leash attach on the vest, and are those components plastic or metal?
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Dogs can be off-leash in the sandy dog park section of Salvadore Park at 1120 Andalusia Ave.
—Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
One exceptional alternative to having to hold your dog’s leash the entire time is to put them in an outdoor pen.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Where does the leash attach on the vest, and are those components plastic or metal?
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leash
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João Klauss scored for the fourth time in his first three matches with the Galaxy to tie it 1-1 in the 56th minute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The family also claims the university had prior knowledge of safety concerns tied to large events but failed to address them.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead, it is recommended to strap the baby into the car seat wearing a lighter layer such as a sweater, and then place a jacket or blanket over the top of car seat straps to make sure the baby is both warm and secure.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday afternoon, a four-person astronaut crew is set to strap into a SpaceX capsule and undock from the International Space Station.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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Itum caused Helios employees to wire money from MoviePass and Helios accounts to a Kaleidoscope bank account to pay the sham invoices.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Along with teaching standard plumbing and electric skills, Rivera said students will learn the techniques to install and wire solar panels.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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They were bound to drop the bola at some point.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Plus, because Dimorphos is gravitationally bound to Didymos, the DART impact could not inadvertently knock it towards Earth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Metro Transit also roped in social service providers and prosecutors to focus specifically on the Green Line corridor last year.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Stepping to the plate in the bottom of the second, Campbell roped a scorching line drive 106.9 mph off the bat to deep right field.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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And yet, Trump has also managed to avoid complex questions about those issues — the most pressing before his administration — and despite Democrats and some of his own supporters lashing out over them.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Noem and her chief adviser Corey Lewandowski -- who is reportedly also departing DHS -- both had a knack for lashing out, yelling and berating staff that crossed them, according to sources.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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