as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
I tethered the boat to the dock before coming ashore.
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Recent Examples of tether
The family refused to stop talking to the puppy, clinging to the belief that words could tether her to life.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Rather than tethering them to screens, students prototyped with cardboard, paper, and recycled materials.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The nature of my work tethers me to London.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Pet owners in Milwaukee might need to start microchipping their animals and follow tight regulations on tethering — that is, if two major animal organizations can find common ground.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Rather than tethering them to screens, students prototyped with cardboard, paper, and recycled materials.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The nature of my work tethers me to London.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Pet owners in Milwaukee might need to start microchipping their animals and follow tight regulations on tethering — that is, if two major animal organizations can find common ground.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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David Rosenberg, founder of the economic and market insights firm Rosenberg Research, similarly highlighted flaws with the gauge, including the use of GDP, which includes government sector activity that isn’t tied to corporate profits or future earnings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Your entire life is tied to your job.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
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Karri raised a couple of million pounds in funding last October to develop this model, and put it to good use by roping in legendary agency Pentagram for its industrial design inputs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 Sep. 2025
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With two men on and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Duran roped a hard line drive into the right-center gap, which rolled into the triangle between center fielder Oneil Cruz and right fielder Alexander Canario.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court is not bound by what those lower court judges have said or even its own past rulings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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In this study, researchers discovered that RNA from yeast can bind with proteins in beer, creating microscopic particles that scatter light.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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