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tied in

verb

past tense of tie in
as in connected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied in
  1. connected
  2. linked
  3. coupled
  4. associated
  5. affected
  6. interested
  7. involved
  8. concerned
Verb
  • Perhaps this accident of birth is connected to the subtle rebuff of modern life in Marcon’s films.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Of those cases, 89% were attributed to the Russian side, including members of the armed forces, prison service and security agencies, while 11% were linked to Ukraine, including members of the Ukrainian armed forces.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • All four of these deaths were linked to measles, according to Pennsylvania health authorities.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of linked
Verb
  • Fans hoping to see Sally happily coupled up with Gary, a dreamy detective with heterochromia, will be disappointed.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Many guests are coupled up, on a babymoon, or have returned with a newborn in tow.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
Verb
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Residents affected by those closures should call 414-286-8350 or go online for an overnight parking permit.
    — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The transformations that have decimated protest movements—undone by digitization, atomization, and the evanescence of online life—have also affected shame and its ability to mediate social norms without the intervention of the state.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Still, Musk has been known to want to sleep close to the action when a new project interested him or required his direct attention.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This question interested me as a computational biophysicist who studies how living systems process information and adapt to changing environments.
    — Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of interested
Verb
  • These two men out and about trying to get Frasers to join the cause, however, sounds like a terrible time for all involved.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a wide range of dynamics involved in player communication that looks differently, but it’s been positive here.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of involved
Verb
  • Take what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic— the Fed, then led by Jerome Powell, was concerned that the pandemic would lead to massive layoffs.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
  • On the other side is Sharaf with a record of 4-2-0; there is reason to be concerned that Sharaf struggles in this match.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of concerned
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“Tied in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tied%20in. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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