as in tied
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 tethered
Idle horses should also be tethered.
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Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
By 2024, the 56-year-old was tethered to an oxygen tank.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 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
Coming from North Carolina, the 75-foot art structure will now be tethered outside Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia near the 56th Street Plaza.
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Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
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
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,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
The verse is tethered to the earth; the chorus glides like a 747.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
By 2024, the 56-year-old was tethered to an oxygen tank.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 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
Coming from North Carolina, the 75-foot art structure will now be tethered outside Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia near the 56th Street Plaza.
—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
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
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,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
The verse is tethered to the earth; the chorus glides like a 747.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethered
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Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
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The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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