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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
Those two players brought the number of Powerball winners in 2026 up to seven, tying the number of winners in 2025.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Around 30 family members and friends were at that game, and Marcus scored the tying goal.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Caratini, who will get the bulk of the opportunities behind the plate with Jeffers sidelined, hit a game-tying home run in the second inning, his second blast of the season.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
But the game-tying run the Red Sox starter allowed in the first inning proved the only run, not only of his 4 1/3 inning outing, but of the Royals’ entire night.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Teoscar Hernández doubled and scored on Ohtani's groundout in the fifth, and Freeman hit a tying solo shot off Jeremiah Estrada in the sixth.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Bichette dropped a flare into shallow center field out of the reach of converging defenders, allowing Torrens to score the tying run, and Benge to go to first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
That includes his two-run, game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Around 30 family members and friends were at that game, and Marcus scored the tying goal.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Caratini, who will get the bulk of the opportunities behind the plate with Jeffers sidelined, hit a game-tying home run in the second inning, his second blast of the season.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
But the game-tying run the Red Sox starter allowed in the first inning proved the only run, not only of his 4 1/3 inning outing, but of the Royals’ entire night.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Teoscar Hernández doubled and scored on Ohtani's groundout in the fifth, and Freeman hit a tying solo shot off Jeremiah Estrada in the sixth.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Bichette dropped a flare into shallow center field out of the reach of converging defenders, allowing Torrens to score the tying run, and Benge to go to first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
That includes his two-run, game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying
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While Iran has signed but not ratified the convention, it is considered by the legal community as binding under customary international law.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The May 20 resolution is not legally binding in itself.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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That kept him from matching his highest score in the PGA Championship.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In Anthropic’s view, compute access remains the biggest barrier preventing Chinese firms from fully matching top American AI labs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The Wachau stretches 22 miles along the Danube, threading past castles, vineyards and baroque towns.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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That means hiking trails threading through Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, stopping at alpine huts with their own distinct characters and reliably authentic hosts, and eating with intention.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
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Your connections are under a microscope, but clarity arrives around who’s meeting you halfway and who’s just enjoying access to you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The interest rate climate is high and static right now, with another Federal Reserve meeting not even scheduled again until June.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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