Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ligature
Noun
  • Baskin-Robbins: The ice cream shop chain has two special Mother's Day cakes – The Perfect Peony Cake and the Strawberries ‘n Cream Cake.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • The doughnut chain had originally planned to sell its sweet treats at all of McD’s 13,000 restaurants.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The doc examines Naomi Judd’s complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 May 2025
  • Industrial-strength double-sided tapes, like Gorilla Tape, offer a durable, weather-resistant bond that works well for smooth, flat surfaces.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Mom Candle, a love letter to American summers, tennis bracelets and country club lunches.
    Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The actress wore green earrings and a few cocktail rings and bracelets by Lorraine Schwartz Jewelry.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That paper suggested a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • The state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment found a potential link between these dyes and hyperactivity.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • Secure hazards like electrical cords that curious cats and dogs might want to chew, and store fragile, breakable items out of reach where they can’t be knocked over.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
  • The 21-year-old was strangled with an electrical cord on Dec. 25, 1980, near the Christmas tree in her south Fort Worth home.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The game began, rain fell two innings in, and Odorizzi’s start was wiped out, which left the Twins in a bind.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • In practical terms, losing accreditation means losing aid, which puts current students in a bind.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The immigration raids have raised concerns over due process, racial profiling, and the detention of individuals with longstanding ties to their communities.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • With ties to America, South America and Europe, his reach is wide-ranging.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 May 2025
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“Ligature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ligature. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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