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as in to bind
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
tied the newspapers into a bundle
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2
as in to match
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?
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as in draw
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families
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Recent Examples of tie
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Mar. 2026
Brooks Koepka was tied for 16th at 3 under after a 71.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
References to his brief Kansas ties have popped up from time to time over the years, mostly among his fans.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Note that the license is tied to a Microsoft account, not a device, and the redemption code must be used within seven days of purchase.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Mar. 2026
Brooks Koepka was tied for 16th at 3 under after a 71.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
His appearances were intended to boost ties with key constituencies but also affirm his public practice of his faith as the city’s first Muslim mayor – and his politics.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
References to his brief Kansas ties have popped up from time to time over the years, mostly among his fans.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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When the war began, some 81 container vessels were bound for ports along the Strait of Hormuz, according to Kpler.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ensign pointed to a ruling by the 3rd Circuit, which is only binding to that circuit, in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, which found that a district court erred by releasing someone from immigration detention through a habeas corpus petition.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Texas wing Dailyn Swain is matched up against BYU star AJ Dybantsa.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Those dollars can be matched by federal grants.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, March 15, 2026.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Despite playing a man down from the 56th minute, the hosts were the better team in the 0-0 draw and Lyon now lags two points behind third-place Marseille in the Ligue 1 standings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Summoned to the scene of a homicide one night, Kay discovers a body with links to a decades-old killer, a finding that calls into question her conclusions about a long-ago series of crimes.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Arborists work in a world of extreme heights and life-or-death consequences every day.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And trying to thread a needle to repair a sleeping bag when your hands are shaking with hypothermia?—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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The first two entries in Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic threaded an increasingly rare needle between critical acclaim and box office success.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes the coat is the outfit, and this one certainly meets the moment.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Now, on Wednesday, the city will be meeting to decide whether to close them down permanently.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The money to transform the website came from capital improvement projects, but officials could not answer questions about specific bonds or other funding sources used for the project.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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That sent Treasury yields upward in the bond market, along with the higher-than-expected update on inflation at the wholesale level.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tie. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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