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
You won't often be tethered to an outlet either, thanks to up to 12 hours of battery life.
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Users of insulin pumps, which deliver doses of insulin for meals and steady doses in the background, could tether their CGMs to their pumps and start to automate some parts of their insulin delivery.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Users of insulin pumps, which deliver doses of insulin for meals and steady doses in the background, could tether their CGMs to their pumps and start to automate some parts of their insulin delivery.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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Harrison tied the team high with 13 points (50% from the field) in less than 12 minutes of play.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Then the Mitchell game-tying three and Wiggins’ game-winning dunk at the final buzzer happened.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Crew members strap Vaughan into the harness, attach him to the crane, and lift him off the ground as Bennett films the whole thing on his cell phone.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Marty Friedman straps one on and puts it through its paces, cranking out some maximum riffage while lighting up Godzilla on the face of the guitar.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 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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Whether your child is 4 or 14, they’re bound to enjoy building their own creations from this Lego Brick Box that’s on sale for $18.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
10 Nov. 2025
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So, pack your hiking boots, your binoculars, and maybe a little extra phone storage for the photos you’re bound to take.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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