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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
Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
By late 2024, immigration had become markedly more salient in Irish politics, with anti-immigration candidates gaining traction and political observers tying that shift directly to the riots.
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Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Sweetin was married three times before tying the knot with Mescal Wasilewski in July 2022.
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Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce—who got engaged in August 2025—are rumored to be tying the knot on July 3 at MSG.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
That gap is where Fanttik is placing its new Textra 11 Apex Cordless Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner, a compact spot cleaner designed to bring quick wet-cleaning power to carpets, sofas, car interiors, RV cushions, stairs, area rugs and other soft surfaces without tying the user to a wall outlet.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Vinícius — who has a goal in all three of Brazil's group matches — scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway's Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
South Korea and Mexico faced off in September ahead of the World Cup, tying 2-2 in Nashville.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Allowing another human, especially a cisgender man, to have control over my body, tying me up—this is difficult.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
By late 2024, immigration had become markedly more salient in Irish politics, with anti-immigration candidates gaining traction and political observers tying that shift directly to the riots.
—
Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Sweetin was married three times before tying the knot with Mescal Wasilewski in July 2022.
—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce—who got engaged in August 2025—are rumored to be tying the knot on July 3 at MSG.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
That gap is where Fanttik is placing its new Textra 11 Apex Cordless Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner, a compact spot cleaner designed to bring quick wet-cleaning power to carpets, sofas, car interiors, RV cushions, stairs, area rugs and other soft surfaces without tying the user to a wall outlet.
—
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Vinícius — who has a goal in all three of Brazil's group matches — scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway's Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
South Korea and Mexico faced off in September ahead of the World Cup, tying 2-2 in Nashville.
—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Allowing another human, especially a cisgender man, to have control over my body, tying me up—this is difficult.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying
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But his rival, Cepeda, has urged voters to wait for the final, binding count.
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Regulators should commission an independent validation using their own supervisory data before treating these figures as the basis for binding calibration decisions.
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Swift wore a yellow Simkhai Lydia Jacquard mini dress paired with matching yellow heels.
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The three main types of non-compliance in labeling included fiber percentages not matching the actual material makeup, items containing different or cheaper fibers than those listed on the label, or simply incorrectly declaring or naming fibers on labeling.
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Advertisement Maintaining that influential position requires threading a needle.
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The former Northwestern standout is playing at an All-Star level, threading the line between scorer and creator.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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And also meeting John Sparrow on the bench.
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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