as in tied
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 leashed
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bets of all, leashed dogs are welcome both inside and out.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
People brought their leashed pups and families with small children visited the youth artists area in Port Clinton Square where large bubble making offered the opportunity to try bubble art before buying from a vendor.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The upper half of the trail is open to hikers, equestrians, and leashed dogs.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Do dogs have to be leashed while on an owner’s property?
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The airline also requires dogs to be leashed during the walk from the terminal to the aircraft, and during taxi, takeoff, landing, or if turbulence is expected—similar to humans wearing seat belts.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Wildlife officials were reminding people hiking in rural areas with dogs to keep them leashed and make sure their animals are up to date on their vaccines.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bets of all, leashed dogs are welcome both inside and out.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
People brought their leashed pups and families with small children visited the youth artists area in Port Clinton Square where large bubble making offered the opportunity to try bubble art before buying from a vendor.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The upper half of the trail is open to hikers, equestrians, and leashed dogs.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Some venue welcome leashed dogs both indoors and outdoors and while others partner with animal rescue organizations.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Do dogs have to be leashed while on an owner’s property?
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The airline also requires dogs to be leashed during the walk from the terminal to the aircraft, and during taxi, takeoff, landing, or if turbulence is expected—similar to humans wearing seat belts.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leashed
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Records that Milwaukee Tool employees provided to investigators showed the number of fraudulent orders rose between January and March 2025, which employees suggested may have been tied to the company’s decision to discontinue its employee discount system in April 2025.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Gerwig and Baumbach, who have been together since 2011, tied the knot in 2023 and share two sons.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The duo begin a frantic game of hide-and-seek, with the rabbit running from one side of the tree to the other as the fawn bounds after it.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her most recent project bounds up multiple tallies and even reappears on one.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Solar prominences are enormous loops of hot plasma that erupt from the sun's surface, tethered by magnetic fields.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Yet behind the fanfare lies a precarious gamble on institutions still tethered to taxpayer support and whose profitability is largely cushioned by an implicit government guarantee.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The restaurant has a capacity to seat 80, with an enclosed patio in the back.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The enclosed chamber offers very good heat regulation with an extruder fan, a part-cooling fan, an auxiliary part-cooling fan, and a fan to regulate the chamber.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These two hurricanes come after Hurricane Erin lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding last month.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some liberal commentators, however, have lashed out in response to the shooting, saying calls for prayer are tone deaf responses given the victims were inside a church.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Leashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leashed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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