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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
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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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Lead drama actor holds essentially steady at 78, nearly matching last year’s 77, when 134 names crowded the ballot.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Vitinha — Portugal/PSG The passing hub of Europe’s best club side comes into this World Cup in fine form, fresh from matching the great Xavi by completing 141 passes in last month’s Champions League final.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 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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Others say the appeal comes from meeting people outside their usual circles.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Per data from the 2024-25 school year, only slightly more than 30% of high school juniors across the state were meeting or exceeding the standard for math.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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