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
This lockbox is compact enough to fit in a carry-on bag or weekender tote, and has a tethering cable to affix it to a secure object.
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Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Raw capability must always be tethered to a robust alignment layer to prevent efficiency from becoming a dangerous attribute.
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Brijesh Prabhakar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Nathan was walking by the animal that was tethered between two trees near the grocery store owned by his grandfather when the attack occurred, according to the local outlets.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.
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Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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
Nathan was walking by the animal that was tethered between two trees near the grocery store owned by his grandfather when the attack occurred, according to the local outlets.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.
—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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Competing in his third World Cup, Kane had tied Lineker’s decades-old record last week with two goals in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia to open the 2026 tournament.
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Bravo, the diaspora director at the foreign ministry, told CNN that the Peruvian government’s hands are tied.
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Grey has been pegged as the future of NXT and giving her the title would certainly strap a rocket to her back.
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Companies run teleoperation farms where people strap into VR rigs and exoskeletons and pilot robots through the same dull tasks over and over, logging every motion as training data.
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Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
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Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.
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Its binding values of labor and community remain relevant, even if today’s Hollywood rarely speaks to them.
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Against a multi-million-dollar realization gap that compounds across years, the investment in capability is rarely the binding constraint.
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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