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or tieing
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as in binding
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 matching
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 tying
But as the old saw has it, a lie goes round the world while the truth is tying its bootlaces.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The second quarter started with a bang, with BC High tying it back up at three right off the faceoff.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Van Der Beek and Kimberly welcomed six children after tying the knot in 2010.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Ford is tying Lombardo to Trump in placing blame for soaring prices across the state and has pledged to lower costs for families.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Ronaldo will be making his record-tying sixth appearance at a World Cup.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Carter Jensen opened the inning with a double off the right-field fence and scored on Maikel Garcia's one-out triple, tying the score at 2.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
That would be their 7-foot-4 unicorn Victor Wembanyama, who is 8-for-11 in the clutch so far this postseason, including his game-tying 28-footer in overtime of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Ah, but Fort Wayne score three times in the third period, netting the game-tying goal with six seconds left to force OT.
—Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The second quarter started with a bang, with BC High tying it back up at three right off the faceoff.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Van Der Beek and Kimberly welcomed six children after tying the knot in 2010.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Ford is tying Lombardo to Trump in placing blame for soaring prices across the state and has pledged to lower costs for families.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Ronaldo will be making his record-tying sixth appearance at a World Cup.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Carter Jensen opened the inning with a double off the right-field fence and scored on Maikel Garcia's one-out triple, tying the score at 2.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
That would be their 7-foot-4 unicorn Victor Wembanyama, who is 8-for-11 in the clutch so far this postseason, including his game-tying 28-footer in overtime of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Ah, but Fort Wayne score three times in the third period, netting the game-tying goal with six seconds left to force OT.
—Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying
Verb
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But a binding point of view remains frustratingly elusive, suggesting the material might have been better served by a three-part limited series.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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At these protests, Patriot Front members wear matching chino pants, blue button-down shirts and white face gaiters.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Clairvoyant Brewing is tapping its own fresh kegs again after an 18-month beer production halt, launching a Czech pilsner Friday priced at $5 a pint for that day only — matching the price when the Boise brewery opened in 2017.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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The obstacles are lattice and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between GaN and silicon, which generates threading dislocations during epitaxial growth.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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On Marcriá, RaiNao expands her range, threading her island’s bomba and plena music through bassy reggaeton beats and orchestration.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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Less than two weeks later, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Baku, meeting with the Azerbaijani president and other top officials.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The two were meeting as part of a vape pen purchase that later turned into a robbery attempt, according to the report.—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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