as in attached
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as in bound
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
tied the newspapers into a bundle
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as in matched
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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Recent Examples of tied
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
Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
It’s tied for the Heat’s longest road trip of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
He’s tied for the NFL lead with 17 touchdowns on quick passes and is fourth in yards with 1,664.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
—Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
But Spurgeon tied the game at 2-2 in the second period off an awesome shift by the fourth line of Shore-Jones-Trenin.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
It’s tied for the Heat’s longest road trip of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
He’s tied for the NFL lead with 17 touchdowns on quick passes and is fourth in yards with 1,664.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
—Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
But Spurgeon tied the game at 2-2 in the second period off an awesome shift by the fourth line of Shore-Jones-Trenin.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied
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Shores home plan to be reviewed without public hearing An application filed with the city of San Diego to build a new two-story, 2,484-square-foot house with an attached 636-square-foot garage at 7951 Paseo del Ocaso in La Jolla Shores will be reviewed without a public hearing.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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The hope is that Canelo-Crawford and the attached undercard will live up to the hype.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Greatest Hits reappears on one of the four lists on which it’s featured, bounding back onto the Official Albums Sales chart at No. 86.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But exciting structures can emerge from pushing away from that single ideal and exploring, for example, postmodern architecture, where buildings can have aspects that are not strictly bounded by their function.—
Charlie Wood,
Quanta Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Officials argued that because governing was a full-time job and all five members of the City Council had equal voting power, part-time officials deserved district funds that more closely matched the mayor’s budget.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Points might be harder to come by today, especially if he's matched up with Kawhi Leonard.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Tied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tied. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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