LEASHING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

leashing

verb

present participle of leash

as in tying

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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Bo Davidson hit a tying sacrifice fly off Evan Phillips (3-2) with two outs in the eighth for San Francisco before Hernandez answered against Trent Harris (0-1) for his fourth home run.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Madonna leads this year’s nominations with 13 categories, tying Lady Gaga’s 2010 record for most nominations in a year.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

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In El Dorado’s case, a judge ruled that the petition can go before voters and that the outcome of that vote will be binding, according to court documents.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Samsung Construction and Trading joins the reactor project Samsung will invest in Kairos Power and provide engineering services worth up to $100 million under a binding agreement.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

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These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort Lauderdale and snarling traffic in both counties.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
The film opens upon a typical grumpy New York day, with traffic snarling the streets and horns honking.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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