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
And with all-day battery life, you won’t be tethered to an outlet.
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Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The deal announced on March 28 by Mr. Musk valued X at about $33 billion and tethered its fortunes to xAI, which was valued at $80 billion.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
This long road back to a clear and confident sense of self that’s no longer tethered to a former partner can take years.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As nomadic societies settled and began to grow their own food, the average number of children per mother rose sharply, even doubling, tethering women more to caretaking responsibilities.
—Amanda Ruggeri, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The deal announced on March 28 by Mr. Musk valued X at about $33 billion and tethered its fortunes to xAI, which was valued at $80 billion.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
This long road back to a clear and confident sense of self that’s no longer tethered to a former partner can take years.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As nomadic societies settled and began to grow their own food, the average number of children per mother rose sharply, even doubling, tethering women more to caretaking responsibilities.
—Amanda Ruggeri, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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After a stunning Game 1 blowout followed by a defensive struggle out of the 1990s, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves playoff series will relocate to the Twin Cities, tied 1-1.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Great Wolf Lodge is kicking off their annual Summer Camp-In celebration (May 24 - August 25) with a special promotion tied to the viral meme.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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But earnest young people with babies strapped to their chests began to move in all around.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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Developed by Starner’s team at Georgia Tech, CHAT involves something that looks a little like a Ghostbusters costume: a pack worn on a harness on a diver’s chest recognizes audio while a unit strapped to the forearm plays sounds.—
Melissa Hobson,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bill has been roped into yet another one of his twin’s grand schemes.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Caffeine boosts energy by blocking a neurotransmitter, called adenosine, from binding to receptors in the brain.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Ukrainian president is bound by politics, public opinion, and his country's law on Crimea.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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