TIE-UPS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

tie-ups

noun

plural of tie-up

as in jams

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl

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as in partnerships

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie

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Recent Examples of tie-ups Messina called out Scarosso’s past tie-ups with Brian Atwood, Natalia Bonifacci, Marta Pozzan and Linda Rodin as popular collaborations for its female clients. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Other examples include tie-ups with Barbie star Jamie Demetriou, The Ballad of Wallis Island writer Tom Basden, Ted Lasso alum Nick Mohammed and Cunk on Earth creator Diane Morgan. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 The partnership follows a series of major tie-ups over the past year with other finance heavyweights, including Goldman Sachs and Brookfield. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Starlink’s growth was driven by consumer, government, and enterprise businesses, SpaceX’s president told analysts, highlighting recent tie-ups with major airlines. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 If completed, a deal could value the companies at roughly $400 billion, and rank among the largest pharmaceutical tie-ups ever. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 This is due in large part to how the Sawgrass Expressway currently is sending its traffic onto local roads in Deerfield Beach, which often leads to traffic tie-ups. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Amid growing doubts about whether AI companies can turn a profit, the company is now hunting for new revenue, experimenting with ads inside ChatGPT and e-commerce tie-ups with Shopify and Stripe, while paring back money-losing ventures including its Sora video app. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Reinhard said that in measuring the success of such marketing tie-ups, one of the metrics Netflix looks for is social conversation — not just the volume but also the quality of the conversation. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 June 2026

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Noun

The 154-minute live concert film spans hits, deep cuts and extended jams.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Where Bikini Kill’s raw, aggressive, discordant tunes subvert gender expectations imposed on women, Uppity’s sincere and introspective jams refute the self-defeating emotional sterility that patriarchy demands from men.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of jams

Noun

At their best, these partnerships allow public and private resources to accomplish more together than either could achieve alone.

— Gilbert Miller, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
The talks could lead to decade-long energy partnerships, giving Moscow an opportunity to extend its influence in Africa as China and Western countries pursue nuclear deals of their own.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnerships

Noun

To get to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, take the metro (look for the brown Metro Line 9) to avoid getting entangled in traffic snarls.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
Around her, Youth builds an impressively frantic web of relationships and plot snarls.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarls

Noun

Arnault says there will only be five collaborations total, but the annual competition will continue.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
What the director likes and how the director is responding gets very important in the edit, which is where Broshar’s developed a great read on Steven Spielberg over the course of their many collaborations.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborations

Noun

The 140,000-square-foot facility will manufacture missile systems, interceptors, high-voltage drone fuzes, seekers and other critical components, helping address bottlenecks in the US munitions supply chain.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
But the Chinese chip firms also face manufacturing bottlenecks, which are expected to persist in the coming two years, Caixin reports.

— Tim Backshall, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottlenecks

Noun

Finding a local event hosted by over 13 country associations from the Nordics and Baltics to Croatia, Japan, and Australia and joining a group walk with an INWA instructor.

— Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of associations

Noun

Letters could sustain relationships between people separated by oceans, and sometimes those relationships achieved an intimacy unavailable to people who occupied the same rooms.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The eight-track EP is a true music roller coaster covering a variety of different topics and themes, including economic hardship and relationships.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of relationships

Noun

Should websites that falsely claim official affiliations face tougher consequences?

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Yet studies have found that Democratic and Republican election officials generally administer elections impartially despite their party affiliations.

— Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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