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
During the test, the H1 was tethered by its head for safety, a common practice during public demonstrations.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
If the conjectures are true, then all sorts of equations beyond elliptic curves will be similarly tethered to objects in their mirror realm.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
What to Know With each shift in U.S. policy or statement from the White House, Iran's rial swings sharply—revealing an economy increasingly tethered to external headlines.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Still, a proper voice chat tool (not tethered to your phone like the original Switch) goes a long way toward making Switch 2 feel like a modern system.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
If the conjectures are true, then all sorts of equations beyond elliptic curves will be similarly tethered to objects in their mirror realm.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
What to Know With each shift in U.S. policy or statement from the White House, Iran's rial swings sharply—revealing an economy increasingly tethered to external headlines.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Still, a proper voice chat tool (not tethered to your phone like the original Switch) goes a long way toward making Switch 2 feel like a modern system.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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Joining him was David Lipsky, who made a clutch eagle on the par-5 17th to tie Grillo and Campbell at 18-under, but a costly bogey on 18 kept him out of the playoff.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Given that the government generally does not do great things with its money, tying its spending priorities to debt service is probably a positive.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The crew member then strapped up the teens before bringing them to the helicopter.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Narváez roped a ball down the corner, and Domínguez was unable to throw him out at second.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Swift, 35, was also previously roped into the Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al. case, but Baldoni dropped his document subpoena issued to the pop star last month.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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There, you’re bound to find small and large treasures that will make a big impact on your cooking space.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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She'd been bound and raped before she was wrapped in trash bags and put in the trash can.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
6 July 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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