Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strapped
Verb
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The other five people tied to the case also began buying stock around that time.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025 -
The Federal Reserve controls the federal funds rate, which is a rate that banks charge each other and is more closely tied to credit cards, personal loans, and home-equity lines.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Carpenter paid homage to Madonna’s aesthetic by adding a pair of wrist-length black lace gloves and a skinny black belt that cinched at her waist.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Styles’ shoes picked up his white leather belt, which cinched powder blue voluminous pleated trousers.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The first phase of the development will involve two 14-story towers to be constructed in the parking lot space bounded by 63rd Street on the north, 64th Street on the south, the Metra Electric tracks on the east, and Dorchester Avenue on the west.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Dressed almost entirely in black clothes more suitable for winter despite temperatures still hovering in the 80s, the 41-year-old singer bounded onstage and immediately established a tone that was equal parts concert, confessional and motivational speech.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This design is an upgrade on previous designs which have had such tubes threaded through mesh material, a time-consuming task, Ralston said.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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And again when Towns drove to the basket and leaped, with four Spurs defenders collapsing on him, then threaded the ball through the Spurs’ defenders to Bridges in the corner for the open shot.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Raw capability must always be tethered to a robust alignment layer to prevent efficiency from becoming a dangerous attribute.—
Brijesh Prabhakar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Coming from North Carolina, the 75-foot art structure will now be tethered outside Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia near the 56th Street Plaza.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strapped. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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