as in tying
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 tethering
Those questions from reporters may soon be the last thing left tethering the President to at least some form of reality.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Just a few kilometers away, a black bear sniffs and studies the device tethering it to a tree.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Thanks to the tethering process, his memories of the last year have been wiped, leaving only a man known as Red, a ruthless shadow and former contract killer for a cruel, mercurial billionaire.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Rather than tethering them to screens, students prototyped with cardboard, paper, and recycled materials.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Pet owners in Milwaukee might need to start microchipping their animals and follow tight regulations on tethering — that is, if two major animal organizations can find common ground.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Just a few kilometers away, a black bear sniffs and studies the device tethering it to a tree.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Thanks to the tethering process, his memories of the last year have been wiped, leaving only a man known as Red, a ruthless shadow and former contract killer for a cruel, mercurial billionaire.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Rather than tethering them to screens, students prototyped with cardboard, paper, and recycled materials.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Pet owners in Milwaukee might need to start microchipping their animals and follow tight regulations on tethering — that is, if two major animal organizations can find common ground.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethering
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The flag may have had a significant bearing on the outcome of the game with San Francisco trailing just 27-19 and within one score of tying it up.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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New revelations tying the group’s top officers to a trove of racist, violent and bigoted messages present uncomfortable questions about who has been given opportunities to rise within the ranks of the organization and beyond in Kansas politics.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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All decisions of the Sponsor regarding this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rader would often stalk his victims, some for months, before binding their arms and legs, then slowly strangling them (with the exception of Bright).—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Tethering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethering. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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