strapped

past tense of strap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strapped
Verb
  • The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The jeans have a draping effect without feeling bulky, and the high-rise fit helps keep my shape cinched in.
    Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ayesha Curry attended the US Open Men’s Final alongside her husband, Stephen Curry, wearing a floor-length Miu Miu dress with delicate lace trim, cinched at the waist with a belt.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With technology growing by leaps and bounds every day, more and more tasks can be automated.
    Adam Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Clairemont is bounded by Interstate 5 and Pacific Beach to the west, state Route 52 and University City to the north, Linda Vista to the south and Kearny Mesa to the east.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two minutes later, Sporting’s Santiago Muñoz threaded a perfect pass to Toye, who hit a low shot with his left foot past Steffen for a 3-2 lead.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Just as scientific knowledge is threaded into our everyday experience and shapes our subjective realities—the evolving genre of science documentary is increasingly centering on evocative, emotionally resonant approaches that connect with audiences.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Solar prominences are enormous loops of hot plasma that erupt from the sun's surface, tethered by magnetic fields.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Yet behind the fanfare lies a precarious gamble on institutions still tethered to taxpayer support and whose profitability is largely cushioned by an implicit government guarantee.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strapped. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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