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
Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead of planning a regular viaduct-style bridge, with columns buried in the seabed, civil engineering pioneer Thomas Telford planned a structure that floated above the strait, tethered to the land on each side.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Asus Portable Monitor Deal The Asus ZenScreen is perfect for professionals who refuse to be tethered to a single desk.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Champagne wears a glinting gold fanny pack (bags, after all, can be confiscated), and both have their phones tethered to wrist straps, so hands remain free to rummage.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The Paramount+ series, which follows a group of ghosts stuck in purgatory inside their high school, uses its premise — characters tethered to different decades — as both a narrative engine and a musical one.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
When Kevin goes missing, the family members must confront their fragile bonds and the cultural expectations that have long tethered them.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
My identity and personhood could also be tethered to a body and a number, one that would fluctuate but somehow remain an enemy throughout my life.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead of planning a regular viaduct-style bridge, with columns buried in the seabed, civil engineering pioneer Thomas Telford planned a structure that floated above the strait, tethered to the land on each side.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Asus Portable Monitor Deal The Asus ZenScreen is perfect for professionals who refuse to be tethered to a single desk.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Champagne wears a glinting gold fanny pack (bags, after all, can be confiscated), and both have their phones tethered to wrist straps, so hands remain free to rummage.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The Paramount+ series, which follows a group of ghosts stuck in purgatory inside their high school, uses its premise — characters tethered to different decades — as both a narrative engine and a musical one.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
When Kevin goes missing, the family members must confront their fragile bonds and the cultural expectations that have long tethered them.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
My identity and personhood could also be tethered to a body and a number, one that would fluctuate but somehow remain an enemy throughout my life.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethered
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However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Its 56 road points were the most in the Eastern Conference this season and tied Dallas for second most in the NHL.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Tethered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethered. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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