tied (together)

verb

past tense of tie (together)
as in lumped (together)

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  1. grouped
  2. compared
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  • Acxiom, a major data company, developed a segmentation system called PersonicX that grouped households into lifestyle categories.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Two popular names with deep ties to the Pittsburgh region will be grouped this week at the PGA Tour's event in Bermuda.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • By some metrics, Black people -- who have historically made up a larger portion of government employees compared with their share of the population -- were hit hardest, the Post found.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And across industries, Gallup and Stand Together found that 13% of employees with a strong sense of purpose at work report frequent burnout, compared with 38% of those with low purpose.
    — Annette Logan-Parker, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Tied (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tied%20%28together%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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