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leashed

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verb

past tense of leash

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leashed
Adjective
Pets must stay leashed or in a carrier outside the room, and cats need a litter box. Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Anyone bringing a four-legged friend may want to get to the railroad even earlier, since leashed, friendly dogs can ride for free. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026 Participants with wheelchairs, strollers and leashed pets are welcome, the release said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 With the leashed dog feeling vulnerable, this could lead to dogs fighting and getting injured, or worse. Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 In most locations, dogs must remain leashed and under control at all times. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 At Eberle Winery in Paso Robles, leashed dogs are welcome on the grounds, inside the tasting room and on tours of the underground caves. David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026 Dogs should also remain leashed and under control around trees and shrubs where birds may be nesting, and residents also should not fly drones near wildlife. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
Pets must be declared at check-in, kept leashed when outside the guest room and never left alone in the room or a vehicle. Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Keeping a dog leashed in bear country is not an arbitrary rule designed to ruin anyone’s fun. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Their dog, though safely leashed at the time, was no longer secured once help was needed and stayed near its owner. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 Pet owners should keep animals leashed, avoid leaving food outside and eliminate standing water. Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Be careful letting your dogs outside, and keep your dogs leashed while walking or hiking. Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 26 June 2026 The fund's post asked the public to support protecting Surfer's surviving son and the rest of the herd by staying at a safe distance from the wild horses, driving slowly and carefully, keeping pets leashed, and never feeding the horses. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Cats must be kept in carriers and dogs must be leashed. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Plus, the beaches are dog-friendly (as long as they're leashed), and stocked coolers are always welcome (just leave the glass at home). Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leashed
Adjective
  • As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the caged cats were held fast in feces that had hardened like concrete.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Allisha Gray tied her career high with 32 points to lead all scorers, while Angel Reese finished with another double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
    Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The MacBook Neo is inextricably tied to the iPhone Pro's release date.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The move came in response to a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
    Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s a mirrored hallway that shines like a disco ball, artwork painted by a co-owner, a DJ booth prominent in the dining space and, open to the air, sidewalk seating and a semi-enclosed patio.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Owners can opt for a semi-enclosed galley, which adds a bit of space from the main saloon, or can fully enclose the galley for more separation.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The financing packages will keep a huge amount of capital tethered to Nvidia, and away from fledgling or established competitors.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists tethered a fly (Drosophila) in place over a small ball floating on a cushion of air in complete darkness.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the tech industry's multitrillion-dollar spending spree on data centers and AI infrastructure has snarled supply chains.
    Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that snarled the production pipeline, many industry observers feared that Zoomers were a lost demographic.
    Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies.
    Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Leashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leashed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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