tethered

past tense of tether

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethered
Verb
  • Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
  • The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Tethered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethered. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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