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
Since it was formed in 1987, Hamas has tethered itself to a hard-line Islamist ideology that does not allow fundamental compromises on issues such as recognition of Israel and the development of Palestine as a secular state.
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Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
Once you’re done sucking away all that excess hair, use the detachable clipper to trim the hair without being tethered by a cord.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Like hundreds of thousands of foreign professionals, Qian lived on an H-1B work visa — the document that tethered her job, her ability to travel, and her entire sense of security to the grace of her employer.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Because asteroids don't have strong gravity like planets, there's nothing to keep the shapecraft tethered to the floor.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
Once you’re done sucking away all that excess hair, use the detachable clipper to trim the hair without being tethered by a cord.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Like hundreds of thousands of foreign professionals, Qian lived on an H-1B work visa — the document that tethered her job, her ability to travel, and her entire sense of security to the grace of her employer.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Because asteroids don't have strong gravity like planets, there's nothing to keep the shapecraft tethered to the floor.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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The beloved couple of Ruzek and Burgess — known as Burzek — tied the knot in the season 12 finale.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on second and third with nobody out, George Springer stepped to the plate with the chance to tie a 3-1 ball game in favor of the Seattle Mariners, a team desperate for its first-ever World Series appearance in franchise history.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 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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At the very least, a major influx of new cast members are bound to shake up the series third season, which will pick after the dramatic killing of a beloved character, the arrest of another, and the breakup between two more.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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The families remain close, bound by the boating tragedy.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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