as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
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Recent Examples of tied-up
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Those deployments are tied up in court challenges.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The aid is tied up in the current budget showdown between congressional Republicans and Democrats.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
In lieu of major resolutions that could diminish the impact of the season finale, the loose ends of less important storylines get tied up, often to underwhelming effect.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
This bizarre and, at times, quite disturbing horror/sci-fi/comedy hybrid is strange and singular in a way that's similar to Lanthimos' work, telling the story of a conspiracy theorist who's convinced that the CEO tied up in his basement is an alien intent on destroying the Earth.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The aid is tied up in the current budget showdown between congressional Republicans and Democrats.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The most recognizable would be the denim cut-offs with a white button-down tied up to make a crop top.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Kardashian also wore sheer black tights that showed off her black underwear, and tied up her braids into an updo.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Those deployments are tied up in court challenges.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The aid is tied up in the current budget showdown between congressional Republicans and Democrats.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
In lieu of major resolutions that could diminish the impact of the season finale, the loose ends of less important storylines get tied up, often to underwhelming effect.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
This bizarre and, at times, quite disturbing horror/sci-fi/comedy hybrid is strange and singular in a way that's similar to Lanthimos' work, telling the story of a conspiracy theorist who's convinced that the CEO tied up in his basement is an alien intent on destroying the Earth.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The aid is tied up in the current budget showdown between congressional Republicans and Democrats.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The most recognizable would be the denim cut-offs with a white button-down tied up to make a crop top.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Kardashian also wore sheer black tights that showed off her black underwear, and tied up her braids into an updo.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied-up
Adjective
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Try having a musician become engaged for that length of time.—
Karen Taylor Bass,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the year since their split, Turner has gotten engaged to his new partner, Lana Sutton.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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At an October debate, Bowman tried to portray Pureval as soft on crime and alleged that unspecified initiatives from City Hall had hindered police from doing their jobs.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Although some perhapsing and mythmaking inevitably find their way into The Dream Factory, Swift is far more diligent about the factual record than Greenblatt is.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even diligent collateral checks aren’t foolproof, and determined fraudsters will succeed for a while.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Palm Bay, Florida, was arrested by Israeli forces in February 2025 after being accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tied-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tied-up. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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