roping

verb

present participle of rope
as in strapping

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  1. tying
  2. cinching
  3. threading
  4. binding
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  • As an astute student of soul, Jasmine Rose Wilson has identified a common thread tying together all the different permutations of the music.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • The French Open, Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, all of them are opportunities to win the Race to Dubai — and deny McIlroy a record-tying eighth title.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of tying
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  • The Albiceleste went in search of the equalizer and Messi’s movement ramped up, cinching in the stranglehold on Egypt’s upset bid.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Its waist-cinching, high-rise structure shapes and smooths, while its stretchy, yet compression-like fabric adds extra comfort.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of cinching
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  • In terms of threading the needle between the experimentation and playing Lestat does before landing on a style that’s uniquely his, Lestat’s preference for musical exploration is akin to Hart’s own.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Its remaining five songs seem to appear at random, never gelling into a cohesive force or threading a narrative.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of threading
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  • The team’s scans reveal calcite woven through the material, filling pores and binding its components together.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
  • Genie Code, its coding agent, routes tasks across frontier, open-source, and custom models instead of binding customers to a single vendor.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of binding
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