Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ligature
Noun
  • This past July, the conservative advocacy group America First Legal requested a federal investigation of the chain due to its alleged discrimination against white employees.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The death sets off a chain of events that forces Lilian to revisit her fractured family life and complicated bond with her ex-husband.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As for bonds, Bilkie said, investors may want to keep a mix of maturities, essentially having an equal portion in short term, intermediate term, and long-term bond funds.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their desire, soured, turns into rage; the women in my family wear their resentments like bracelets.
    Eliana Ramage September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • So 🎶 make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it🎶 — and maybe share this newsletter with someone who needs a little Swift and spice in their September!
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The email included a link to an ad for energy-efficient home appliances sold by a subsidiary of Whirlpool in Brazil.
    Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Dairy Some studies show a link between dairy consumption and a higher prostate cancer risk.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There was a time, about a decade ago, when the sports-indifferent could cut the cable cord and largely exist beyond leagues’ reach.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Schubkegel said her own decision to leave the workforce put her family in a financial bind.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The flag movement has put the government in an awkward bind.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Dolphins would never willingly take on almost $80 million in dead space, and the team has also not shown any signs of even benching the star quarterback, much less cutting ties with him altogether.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • These cable ties come in a pack of 24 and can be used over and over again.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Ligature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ligature. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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