1
as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place
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2
as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ligature
Noun
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The Wegmans grocery chain has also improved the customer experience by using the GS1 Digital Link.—
Benjamin Claeys,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025 -
When his family was out of town, Baumeister, who owned the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain, would go to gay bars across the Indianapolis area and allegedly find men to bring home.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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He was ordered released on a $50,000 appearance bond.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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He was held on a $100,000 bond and later brought to Danielson Superior Court for a same-day arraignment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
Noun
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In 2021, for instance, the queen’s diamond bracelets sold for triple their initial estimate.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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For Berger, one of the first people to spring to mind was Fiona Dourif, who plays Dr. Cassie McKay, a single mother with a mysterious ankle bracelet that hints at a past skirmish with the law.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Click on the link above to be taken to a full explanation of it.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The message also includes a link that appears to be the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles website.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Ultimately, average crypto investors are left in a bind: too little time, too much volatility, and no easy, automatic way to synthesize it all.—
Charles Wayn,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Companies that were on the cutting edge of the last decade’s wellness boom find themselves in a special bind.—
Alisha Haridasani Gupta,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia could be drifting further away from normalizing ties with Israel as the war in Gaza grinds on and a regional conflagration looms.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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The newly available material is composed of 54 documents, including memos about the agency's work to investigate whether RFK's killer had any foreign ties, as well as the response to his killing by foreign powers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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“Ligature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ligature. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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