1
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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2
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
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Midway through the second half, tied with Germany, its World Cup hopes dwindling, Ecuador lined up for a corner kick.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
His 51 points finished tied for fourth in the nation.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Pitt's team has also noted boycotts of the Stoli Group tied to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Unlike shame, guilt is typically tied to a specific action.
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Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
San Francisco tied the game at 1-1 in the second following Caissie’s home run on a Daniel Susac sacrifice fly after loading the bases on three consecutive singles against Lake Bachar, who opened Miami’s bullpen game.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
First, federal funding for residency positions should be tied more directly to geographic and specialty shortages.
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Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
Adjective
Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session.
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Aki Nace,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Midway through the second half, tied with Germany, its World Cup hopes dwindling, Ecuador lined up for a corner kick.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
His 51 points finished tied for fourth in the nation.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Pitt's team has also noted boycotts of the Stoli Group tied to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and anti-LGBTQ legislation.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Unlike shame, guilt is typically tied to a specific action.
—
Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
San Francisco tied the game at 1-1 in the second following Caissie’s home run on a Daniel Susac sacrifice fly after loading the bases on three consecutive singles against Lake Bachar, who opened Miami’s bullpen game.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
First, federal funding for residency positions should be tied more directly to geographic and specialty shortages.
—
Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied
Adjective
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Underneath the mesh fabric, the speaker has a flat, plastic base with a physical mute switch on one side near the attached power cord.
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
Verb
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Morocco is ranked sixth in the world by FIFA, one spot ahead of the Dutch, who matched Germany with a tournament-high 10 goals in the first round.
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Our limitless ability to destroy is matched only by our ingenious ability to recover.
Verb
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Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, met Carr at the facility on Friday but didn’t speak with the media during the news conference.
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Abbott’s camp made its presence known in Corpus Christi as Democrats met Friday, with the help of a bovine and by handing out breakfast tacos.
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“Tied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tied. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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