as in ties
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 tethers
More adventurous than the Solterra, the Uncharted wears a thin line across the nose that tethers its LED running lights to its logo.
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Marty Padgett, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
Secrets that could take down a company, an industry; that's a bond that tethers you for life.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The nature of my work tethers me to London.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Marty Padgett, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
Secrets that could take down a company, an industry; that's a bond that tethers you for life.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The nature of my work tethers me to London.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethers
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What ties all five of these spots together is that each one offers something beyond the expected.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Xavier’s arc this season also ties into Maddie’s relationship with her mom.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Buckeye by Patrick Ryan A fleeting moment of passion in post–VE Day Ohio binds Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt, setting off a chain of secrets that spans generations.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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The document binds none of them.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Tethers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethers. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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